SF Bay Area Windspeed Report in MPH

Formatted at Wed Aug 20 07:30:01 PDT 2008
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Current Conditions

Data received at nala at Wed Aug 20 07:01:07 PDT 2008

                       ---WIND----
TIME LOC         T DP  DIR AV GUST VIS  PRES  SKY  /  REMARKS
 pdt             F  F  deg --MPH--  mi  inHg  heights(ft)

 
0656 SFO        63 61  000  0   .    5 29.95  Few 300 Overcast 800    

0500 Buoy13Bdga 56  .  272  5   7    . -0.02    Waves 3 ft 16 sec
0500 Buoy26_GG  58  .      .  0   .    . -0.01    Waves 3 ft 16 sec
0500 Buoy12_HMB 58  .  182  7   7    . .        Waves 3 ft 8 sec
0500 Buoy42Wadl 58  .  312  5   7    . +0.01    Waves 3 ft 8 sec
1700 Oak_300mb -28 -50 290 45   .    .   .    31600 feet Jet Stream
1700 Oak_500mb  21  -3 275 23   .    .   .    19100 feet
1700 Oak_850mb  60  15 245  6   .    .   .     4900 feet

0656 Ukiah      57 50  000  0   .   10 +0.01  Clear    
1700 Pigeon_Pt   .  .  312  3   .    . .        
0654 Monterey   54 54  000  0   .    . +0.01  Overcast 200    
0653 Salinas    57 55  320  5   .    6 +0.01  Overcast 400    
0656 San_Luis_O 57 5  .  .   .   .   10 -0.04  Scattered 100   $  
0653 Santa_Barb 57 54  000  0   .   10 -0.10  Clear   $  

0656 SFO        63 61  000  0   .    5 +0.00  Few 300 Overcast 800    
0647 San_Carlos 64 57  000  0   .   15 +0.02  Overcast 1K  
0647 Palo_Alto  63 59  140  8   .    7 +0.00  Overcast 1100  
0656 Moffet_NAS 63 57  130  3   .    7 +0.02  Overcast 1300    
0653 San_Jose   63 57  180  5   .   10 +0.01  Few 1K Broken 1400 Overcast 1600    

0653 Oakland    63 59  000  0   .    6 +0.01  Broken 1100 Overcast 1600    
0654 Hayward    64 61  150  5   .   10 +0.00  Overcast 1200    
0653 Concord    64 57  190  8   .   10 -0.01  Broken 1500    
0653 Livermore  61 55  230  5   .   10 +0.00  Overcast 800    

0653 Sacramento 61 54  130  8   .   10 -0.06  Clear    
0653 Sacto_Exec 59 54  120  5   .   10 -0.05   Clear    
0655 Travis_AFB 61 54  230 20   .   10 -0.07  Clear   pno $  
0655 Stockton   61 54  310  3   .   10 -0.04  Clear    
0653 Merced     57 54  270  3   .   10 -0.05   Clear    

0530 Truckee_Ta 37 32  000  0   .   10 +0.17  Clear    
0653 Lake_Tahoe 37 30  000  0   .   10 +0.17  Clear    
0655 Reno       55 32  240  3   .   10 +0.09  Clear    
0656 Bishop     55 37  310  3   .   10 +0.02  Clear    
0656 Winnemucca 52 +0.05  160  8   .   10 30     Clear    
0656 Albuquerqu 64 54  000  0   .   10 +0.14  Scattered 14K   virga  

0653 Medford    64 54  000  0   .   10 -0.09  Scattered 6K Broken 10K    
0654 Eugene     63 61  190 10   .    6 -0.16  Scattered 1500 Broken 3K Overcast 4200   dze31rab01e08b36e38 vis lwr w-n/ vcsh/ hill tps obscd alqds p0000  
0653 Klamath_Fa 57 48  150  5   .   10 +0.00  Scattered 3500 Broken 8K Broken 25K    

0655 Astoria    61 57  200  9   .   10 29.68  Few 1K Broken 2900 Overcast 6K    
0653 Portland   63 61  170  9   .   10 +0.06  Broken 1400 Broken 4700 Overcast 10K   rab16e52 p0002  
0653 Troutdale  63 61  190  8   .    9 +0.04  Few 1700 Broken 4700 Overcast 10K   p0004  
0653 The_Dalles 63 61  230  5   .   10 +0.02   Few 4K Overcast 6K   p0002 $  
0653 Pendleton  66 55  230  9   .   10 +0.05  Broken 5500 Broken 8500 Overcast 10K    
file wucsd.rare is stale (4519.50028 hours old)
file wucsd.rare.last is stale (4519.50028 hours old)
file wiw.rare is stale (1019.88389 hours old)



Estimate of marine layer depth:
08/08/19-1700 Weighted deriv(log(T-DP)) 
08/08/19-1700 910-906 mb = 931-968  0   0 3053-3175 ft
08/08/19-1700 Avg (T-DP) is 2.4  0   0 tp 3053 ft,  2.9 C up to 1000 ft

Forecasts

San Francisco [SFO] terminal forecast issued 08/08/20 at 0420 PDT
 0420 pdt:   wind 260 degrees true at 8 MPH, ovc012
 0900 pdt:   wind 270 degrees true at 7 MPH, bkn020
 1200 pdt:   wind 280 degrees true at 14 MPH, sct025
 1400 pdt:   wind 280 degrees true at 21 MPH, few015
 2000 pdt:   wind 270 degrees true at 13 MPH, bkn010



file w_ohio.mar_fcst is stale (3885.55056 hours old)
national weather service san francisco bay area
317 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

point arena (nr Ukiah) to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) and out 60 nm including the san
francisco bay area and monterey bay

.synopsis for the central california coast and bays including
monterey bay...gulf of the farallones...and cordell bank national
marine sanctuaries...

high pressure off the california coast will weaken today as a
frontal system moves into the pacific northwest. after the front
moves inland a ridge will build into the pacific northwest leading
to increasing winds thursday night and friday. the ridge will
break down saturday and sunday.
     _________________________________________________________________

point arena (nr Ukiah) to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) 20 to 60 nm offshore-
317 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

today
s winds 10 kt...becoming sw in the afternoon. wind waves
2 ft or less. w swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

tonight
nw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 1 to 2 ft. nw swell 5
to 7 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 3 to 4 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 4 to 5 ft. nw swell
7 to 9 ft. patchy fog.

fri
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft. s swell 2 ft. patchy fog.

sat
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 6 to 8 ft
and s 2 ft. patchy fog.

sun
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft and s 2 ft. patchy fog.
     _________________________________________________________________

point arena (nr Ukiah) to point reyes to 20 nm-
317 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

today
s to sw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 1 to 2 ft. w swell
3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

tonight
nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 4
to 6 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell
6 to 9 ft. patchy fog.

fri
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft. s swell 2 ft. patchy fog.

sat
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 6 to 8 ft
and s 2 ft. patchy fog.

sun
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 5 to 7 ft
and s 2 ft. patchy fog.
     _________________________________________________________________

pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) 20 to 60 nm offshore-
317 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

today
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 3 to
5 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

tonight
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell
5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell
7 to 9 ft. patchy fog.

fri
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft. s swell 2 ft. patchy fog.

sat
nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 3 ft. nw swell 6 to 8 ft
and s 2 ft. patchy fog.

sun
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 3 to 4 ft. nw swell 5 to 7 ft
and s 2 ft. patchy fog.
     _________________________________________________________________

point reyes to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to 20 nm-
pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point pinos to 20 nm-
317 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

today
w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 2 ft. nw swell 3 to
5 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

tonight
nw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 1 to 2 ft. nw swell 4
to 6 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 5 to
8 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu night
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell
7 to 9 ft. patchy fog.

fri
w winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 7 to 9
ft. s swell 2 ft. patchy fog.

sat
w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 6 to 8
ft and s 2 ft. patchy fog.

sun
w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 5 to 7 ft
and s 2 ft. patchy fog.

..san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast
..

in the deep water channel...combined seas 2 to 4 feet tonight and
wednesday with a dominant period of 9 seconds.

across the bar...combined seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period
of 9 seconds. seas occasionally to 5 feet during maximum ebb current
of 2.1 knots at 6:13 am and 2.1 knots at 6:23 pm.
     _________________________________________________________________

san francisco san pablo suisun bay and the west delta-
317 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

...small craft advisory in effect from 2 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

today
w winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.

tonight
w winds 15 to 25 kt decreasing to 10 to 20 kt overnight.

thu
sw winds 5 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.

thu night
w winds 15 to 25 kt decreasing to 10 to 20 kt overnight.

fri
sw winds 5 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.

sat and sun
sw winds 5 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon.
     _________________________________________________________________

monterey bay-
317 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

today
s winds 5 kt...becoming w 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
wind waves 3 ft. w swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.
patchy drizzle.

tonight
w winds 5 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 2 to 5
ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu
w winds 5 kt...becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. wind
waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.

thu night
w winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 1 to 2 ft. nw swell 3
to 6 ft. patchy fog.

fri
w winds 5 kt...becoming 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 2 ft or
less. nw swell 3 to 6 ft. s swell 2 ft. patchy fog.

sat
sw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 2 to 5
ft and s 2 ft. patchy fog.

sun
nw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 2 to
5 ft and s 2 ft. patchy fog.

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Landlubbers' Forecast
 san francisco bay area/central california zone forecast
 national weather service san francisco bay area
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
 are for today...tonight...and thursday.

 caz505-210415-
 coastal north bay...including point reyes national seashore-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...mostly cloudy. highs in the 60s to lower 70s. west
 winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .tonight...mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the
 mid 50s. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
 .thursday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
 sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to lower
 70s. west winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .thursday night...mostly clear. patchy fog after midnight. lows
 in the lower 50s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .friday...mostly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. patchy
 fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to lower 70s. west winds
 5 to 10 mph.
 .friday night...clear in the evening then becoming mostly clear.
 patchy fog after midnight. lows in the lower 50s.
 .saturday...mostly sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the
 60s to lower 70s.
 .saturday night through tuesday...partly cloudy with patchy fog.
 lows in the lower 50s. highs in the 60s to mid 70s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 point reyes      61  55  62         /   0   0   0



 caz506-210415-
 north bay interior valleys-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...partly cloudy. highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. west
 winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
 cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows around 60. west winds
 5 to 15 mph.
 .thursday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. west
 winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .thursday night...clear. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the
 50s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .friday...sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the mid 70s
 to upper 80s. southwest winds around 5 mph.
 .friday night...clear. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the
 50s.
 .saturday through tuesday...mostly clear except for patchy fog.
 highs in the mid 70s to lower 90s. lows in the 50s to lower 60s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 santa rosa       80  58  83         /   0   0   0
 san rafael       78  58  81         /   0   0   0
 napa             80  61  82         /   0   0   0



 caz507-210415-
 north bay mountains-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...partly cloudy. highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s. west
 winds 5 to 15 mph with locally higher gusts to 20 mph.
 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
 cloudy. lows in the 50s to upper 60s. west winds 10 to 20 mph.
 .thursday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
 highs in the 70s to upper 80s. west winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .thursday night...clear. lows in the 50s to mid 60s. west winds
 5 to 15 mph.
 .friday...sunny. highs in the 80s to lower 90s. north winds 5 to 10
 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon.
 .friday night...clear. lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
 .saturday through tuesday...mostly clear. highs in the 80s to mid
 90s. lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 lake berryessa   87  62  88         /   0   0   0



 caz006-210415-
 san francisco-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...mostly cloudy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the
 upper 50s to upper 60s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .tonight...mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming cloudy.
 patchy fog after midnight. lows in the upper 50s. west winds
 10 to 15 mph.
 .thursday...cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the upper 50s to upper 60s. west
 winds around 10 mph.
 .thursday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
 mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the mid 50s. west
 winds 10 to 20 mph with locally higher gusts...becoming around 10
 mph after midnight.
 .friday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
 sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the upper 50s to mid
 60s. southwest winds around 5 mph.
 .friday night...mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
 cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the mid 50s.
 .saturday through tuesday...partly cloudy. patchy fog. highs in the
 60s to lower 70s. lows in the mid 50s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 san francisco    67  59  67         /   0   0   0
 ocean beach      59  57  59         /   0   0   0



 caz508-210415-
 san francisco bay shoreline-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...mostly cloudy. highs in the 70s. south winds around
 5 mph...becoming west in the afternoon.
 .tonight...mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming cloudy.
 patchy fog after midnight. lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. west
 winds 10 to 15 mph.
 .thursday...cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 70s. southwest winds 10 to
 20 mph.
 .thursday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
 mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the upper 50s.
 west winds 10 to 25 mph with locally higher gusts...becoming 10
 to 20 mph after midnight.
 .friday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 70s. southwest winds 5 to
 15 mph.
 .friday night...clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
 lows in the mid to upper 50s.
 .saturday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
 sunny. highs in the 70s.
 .saturday night through tuesday...mostly clear. lows in the mid
 50s to lower 60s. highs in the 70s to lower 80s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 sfo airport      70  60  70         /   0   0   0
 oakland          71  62  71         /   0   0   0
 fremont          75  63  76         /   0   0   0
 redwood city     77  63  77         /   0   0   0
 mountain view    75  65  76         /   0   0   0



 caz509-210415-
 san francisco peninsula coast-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...mostly cloudy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the
 50s to upper 60s. west winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .tonight...mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming cloudy.
 patchy fog after midnight. lows in the mid 50s. northwest winds
 5 to 10 mph.
 .thursday...cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 50s to upper 60s. west
 winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .thursday night...mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows
 in the lower 50s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
 .friday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
 cloudy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 50s to upper 60s.
 west winds around 5 mph.
 .friday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
 cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the lower 50s.
 .saturday through tuesday...partly cloudy. patchy fog. highs in
 the 50s to upper 60s. lows in the lower 50s.




 caz510-210415-
 east bay interior valleys-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny.
 highs in the lower 80s. west winds 10 to 20 mph.
 .tonight...mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
 cloudy. lows in the lower 60s. southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
 .thursday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
 sunny. highs in the mid 80s. southwest winds around 10 mph.
 .thursday night...clear in the evening then becoming mostly
 clear. lows in the upper 50s. southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
 .friday...mostly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. highs
 in the upper 80s. west winds around 5 mph.
 .friday night...clear. lows in the upper 50s.
 .saturday through tuesday...mostly clear. highs near 90. lows in
 the upper 50s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 concord          84  62  87         /   0   0   0
 livermore        84  63  85         /   0   0   0



 caz511-210415-
 east bay hills and diablo range-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 80s. west winds 10 to 20
 mph with locally higher gusts to 30 mph.
 .tonight...mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
 lows in the lower to mid 60s. west winds 10 to 20 mph with locally
 higher gusts to 30 mph.
 .thursday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs
 in the lower 80s. west winds 5 to 15 mph with locally higher gusts.
 .thursday night...clear. lows in the upper 50s to lower 70s. west
 winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .friday...sunny. highs in the upper 80s. northwest winds around
 5 mph.
 .friday night...clear. lows in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
 .saturday through tuesday...mostly clear. highs in the upper 80s.
 lows in the upper 50s to lower 70s.




 caz512-210415-
 santa cruz mountains-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...partly cloudy. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. northwest
 winds 10 to 15 mph.
 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming cloudy.
 lows in the 50s to mid 60s. northwest winds around 10 mph.
 .thursday...cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
 highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .thursday night...mostly clear. lows in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
 northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .friday...mostly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. highs
 in the lower 70s to mid 80s. west winds around 5 mph in the
 morning...becoming light.
 .friday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
 .saturday through tuesday...mostly clear. highs in the 70s to
 80s. lows in the 50s to 60s.




 caz513-210415-
 santa clara valley...including san jose-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...partly cloudy. highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. north
 winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph in the
 afternoon.
 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming cloudy.
 lows in the lower 60s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
 .thursday...cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny.
 highs in the 70s to upper 80s. west winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .thursday night...mostly clear in the evening then becoming
 clear. lows in the upper 50s. northwest winds around 10 mph in
 the evening...becoming light.
 .friday...sunny. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. light winds...
 becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
 .friday night...clear. lows in the upper 50s.
 .saturday through tuesday...mostly clear. highs in the 80s to
 lower 90s. lows in the upper 50s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 san jose         78  63  79         /   0   0   0
 morgan hill      84  63  87         /   0   0   0



 caz530-210415-
 southern monterey bay and big sur coast-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
 patchy fog in the morning and patchy drizzle in the morning mainly
 near the coast. highs in the 60s to mid 70s. north winds 5 to 15
 mph...becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
 cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the 50s. northwest winds
 5 to 15 mph with locally higher gusts.
 .thursday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
 cloudy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to upper 70s.
 northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .thursday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
 mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the lower to
 mid 50s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .friday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
 cloudy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to mid 70s.
 northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .friday night...partly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in
 the upper 40s to mid 50s.
 .saturday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
 sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to mid 70s.
 .saturday night through tuesday...partly cloudy. patchy fog.
 patchy fog...then patchy fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
 highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 monterey         65  59  67         /   0   0   0
 big sur          76  50  78         /   0   0   0



 caz528-210415-
 northern salinas valley...hollister valley...and carmel valley-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. southwest
 winds around 5 mph...becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the
 afternoon with locally higher gusts.
 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming cloudy.
 patchy fog after midnight. lows in the 50s. west winds 5 to
 10 mph.
 .thursday...cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
 west winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .thursday night...partly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows
 in the lower to mid 50s. west winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .friday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
 light winds...becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
 .friday night...clear in the evening then becoming mostly clear.
 lows in the lower to mid 50s.
 .saturday through tuesday...mostly clear. highs in the lower 70s
 to mid 80s. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 salinas          70  58  73         /   0   0   0
 carmel valley    76  53  77         /   0   0   0
 hollister        83  54  85         /   0   0   0



 caz516-210415-
 southern salinas valley...arroyo seco...and lake san antonio-
 300 am pdt wed aug 20 2008

 .today...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs
 in the 80s to lower 90s. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
 .tonight...clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy.
 patchy fog after midnight. lows in the mid 50s. northwest winds 10
 to 20 mph with locally higher gusts.
 .thursday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 80s to mid 90s. northwest
 winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .thursday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s. northwest winds
 5 to 20 mph.
 .friday...sunny. highs in the 80s to mid 90s. northwest winds
 5 to 10 mph...becoming south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
 .friday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s.
 .saturday through tuesday...mostly clear. highs mid 80s to 100.
 lows in the lower 50s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 king city        83  53  85         /   0   0   0
file w_ucsd.ba_fcst is stale (4519.50083 hours old)

Tides

Sunrise:  6:28   Sunset:  19:57   (PDT) 
080820 07:30  the moon is waning gibbous (85% illuminated)
                          Crissy          3rd Ave       Palo Alto
   High_Tide:  08-20  2:10 AM +4.9    3:21 AM +6.7   3:48 AM +7.5 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     7:29 AM +2.5   7:02 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  7:55 AM +0.9    9:30 AM +1.3  10:28 AM +1.5 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .    11:30 AM +2.5   1:10 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  2:47 PM +5.7    3:54 PM +7.5   4:19 PM +8.3 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     8:20 PM +2.5   7:57 PM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  8:44 PM +1.1   10:17 PM +1.4  11:15 PM +1.4 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .    12:17 AM +2.5   1:58 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:  08-21  3:08 AM +4.5    4:17 AM +6.3   4:41 AM +7.1 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     8:50 AM +2.5   8:01 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  8:32 AM +1.6   10:11 AM +2.0  11:14 AM +2.2 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .    11:32 AM +2.5   1:37 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  3:23 PM +5.9    4:35 PM +7.7   5:02 PM +8.5 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     9:04 PM +2.5   8:43 PM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  9:42 PM +0.8   11:15 PM +1.1  12:13 AM +1.1 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     1:31 AM +2.5   3:06 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:  08-22  4:21 AM +4.2    5:20 AM +6.0   5:40 AM +6.7 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .       .  .    .    9:19 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  9:13 AM +2.3   11:01 AM +2.8  12:09 PM +2.9 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .       .  .    .    2:05 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  4:05 PM +6.1    5:21 PM +7.9   5:49 PM +8.7 

Buoy and Coastal Weather Report

environmental buoy and coastal weather reports
national weather service san francisco ca
5 am pdt wed aug 20 2008
-----------------------------------------------------------------
buoy  location     time     wind    air     sea   pres  wave data
no.                       dir knots temperature    mb   feet secs
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 50   44.6/124.5   12z    s   12g16  59     58   1007.2  08   08
 27   41.9/124.4   12z    s   18g20  58     55   1010.4  06   08
 22   40.8/124.5   12z    s   16g18  58     58   1012.4  05   07
 14   39.2/124.0   12z    e   02g04  58     58   1013.6  02   15
 13   38.2/123.3   12z    w   04g06  56     56   1013.4  03   16
 26   37.8/122.8   12z   msg         58     58   1014.0  03   16
 12   37.4/122.9   12z    s   06g06  58     mm    misg   03   08
 42   36.8/122.4   12z    nw  04g06  58     60   1014.4  03   08
 28   35.7/121.9   12z    nw  20g24  58     57   1012.0  mm   mm
 11   34.9/120.9   12z   msg         58     mm   1012.5  05   06
 54   34.3/120.4   12z    nw  28g34  57     59   1010.2  06   07
 23   34.7/121.0   12z    nw  22g26  60     61   1012.4  06   07
 25   33.7/119.1   12z    n   02g04  66     70   1010.1  03   07
 cman cape arago   12z    s   18g23  59          1009.9 
 cman pt. arena    12z    e   02g02  59          1014.4 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
                   wind        waves   temp  pres    weather -   
coastal reports    dir knots   ft sec  f.    (mb)   visibility   
-----------------------------------------------------------------
crescent city      se  11              58   1012.5s  lgt rain
eureka             calm                61   1011.8   cloudy 7     
bodega marine lab  nw  05g07           58   1018.6   
se farallon is     n/a
golden gate bridge w   11
pillar point       n/a
pigeon point       nw  03
morro bay          n/a
-----------------------------------------------------------------
san francisco bay  wind                temp  pres    weather     
                   dir knots           f.    (mb)   visibility   
-----------------------------------------------------------------
san fran arpt      nw  05              62   1013.8s  cloudy  
pt blunt/angel is  sw  13
oakland arpt       calm                62   1014.2s  cloudy  




SFO daytime history

                                ---WIND----
         TIME LOC         T DP  DIR AV GUST VIS  PRES  SKY     CRYPTIC COMMENTS
          pdt             F  F  deg --MPH--  mi  inHg  heights/100ft
08/08/18-1056 SFO        64 55  250  7   .   10 29.98  Few 1K Overcast 2200 
                                                       10183 20150 51011 
08/08/18-1156 SFO        66 54  260  9   .   10 29.98  Few 1200 Overcast 2200 
                                                       
08/08/18-1256 SFO        68 55  240 12   .   10 29.98  Few 1K Broken 2400 
08/08/18-1356 SFO        68 55  280 17   .   10 29.97  Few 1K Broken 2400 
                                                       58002 
08/08/18-1456 SFO        66 55  270 14  24   10 29.98  Few 800 Scattered 1800 
                                                       Broken 2400 
08/08/18-1556 SFO        64 55  260 16   .   10 29.97  Few 1K Broken 2100 
08/08/18-1656 SFO        66 54  270 18   .   10 29.95  Few 1300 Scattered 1800 
                                                       10211 20172 58007 
08/08/18-1756 SFO        63 54  260 18   .   10 29.96  Few 1100 Broken 1600 
08/08/18-1856 SFO        61 54  270 20   .   10 29.96  Broken 1300 
08/08/18-1956 SFO        61 54  270 18  22   10 29.95  Few 1300 Scattered 1600 
                                                       Broken 18K 58002 
.............
08/08/19-0456 SFO        59 55  270  3   .   10 29.98  Few 400 Broken 800 
                                                       Broken 1K 60000 10150 20144 56001 
08/08/19-0556 SFO        61 55  290  5   .   10 29.98  Few 500 Scattered 800 
                                                       Broken 1200 
08/08/19-0656 SFO        61 55  280  5   .   10 29.99  Few 500 Overcast 1200 
                                                       
08/08/19-0756 SFO        61 55  240  6   .   10 30     Few 500 Overcast 1200 
                                                       53007 
08/08/19-0856 SFO        63 55  260  8   .   10 30.01  Few 700 Broken 1400 
                                                       Overcast 2K 
08/08/19-0956 SFO        64 57  260 12   .   10 30.01  Few 700 Broken 2K 
08/08/19-1056 SFO        64 57  260  8   .   10 30.02  Few 900 Broken 1600 
                                                       10183 20150 53007 
08/08/19-1156 SFO        66 57  290  7   .   10 30.02  Few 1K Broken 1900 
08/08/19-1256 SFO        68 55  290 13  18   10 30.01  Few 1K Scattered 2200 
                                                       Broken 18K 
08/08/19-1356 SFO        70 57  290 12   .   10 30.01  Few 1200 Scattered 4K 
                                                       Broken 18K 58005 
08/08/19-1456 SFO        70 57  270 18  23   10 29.99  Few 1K Scattered 4K 
                                                       Broken 18K 
08/08/19-1556 SFO        70 57  270 22   .   10 29.99  Few 700 Scattered 3500 
                                                       Broken 16K 
08/08/19-1656 SFO        66 57  270 17   .   10 29.99  Few 700 Scattered 3500 
                                                       Broken 16K 10222 20178 56007 
08/08/19-1756 SFO        63 55  270 15   .   10 29.98  Few 500 Scattered 1K 
                                                       Broken 16K 
08/08/19-1856 SFO        61 55  270 16   .   10 29.97  Few 300 Broken 800 
08/08/19-1956 SFO        61 55  270 13   .   10 29.96  Few 300 Broken 800 
                                                       Broken 1K 58008 
.............
08/08/20-0456 SFO        63 59  300  6   .   10 29.94  Few 300 Broken 600 
                                                       Overcast 1200 fg in gap w 10172 20144 56006 
08/08/20-0556 SFO        63 61  330  5   .   10 29.94  Few 300 Broken 800 
                                                       Overcast 1200 fg in gap w 
08/08/20-0656 SFO        63 61  000  0   .    5 29.95  Few 300 Overcast 800 
                                ---WIND----
         TIME LOC         T DP  DIR AV GUST VIS  PRES  SKY     CRYPTIC COMMENTS
          pdt             F  F  deg --MPH--  mi  inHg  heights/100ft

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