SF Bay Area Windspeed Report in MPH
Formatted at Wed Aug 20 07:30:01 PDT 2008
"I have not yet begun to procrastinate." -- Dilbert
Index
Current Conditions
Forecasts
Tides
Buoy and Coastal Weather Report
Last 48 hours at SFO
Notices
Back to Ken's Windsurfing + Kitesurfing Page
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.
______________________________________________________________________
[46]u.s. dept. of commerce
[47]national oceanic and atmospheric administration
[48]national weather service
national data buoy center
1007 balch blvd.
stennis space center, ms 39529
[49]feedback
page last modified: august 20, 2008 [50]disclaimer
[51]credits
[52]glossary [53]privacy policy
[54]about us
[55]career opportunities
references
1. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/fzus56.kmtr.html#contents
2. http://www.weather.gov/
3. http://www.noaa.gov/
4. lynximgmap:http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/fzus56.kmtr.html#ndbclinkmap
5. http://www.weather.gov/
6. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
7. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/new.shtml
8. http://www.weather.gov/organization.php
9. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/to_station.shtml
10. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/rmd.shtml
11. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/hmd.shtml
12. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/os.shtml
13. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ship_obs.php
14. http://mob.ndbc.noaa.gov/
15. http://apex.ndbc.noaa.gov/
16. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart.shtml
17. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/adcp_westgulf.shtml
18. http://tao.noaa.gov/
19. http://dods.ndbc.noaa.gov/
20. http://hfradar.ndbc.noaa.gov/
21. http://www.osmc.noaa.gov/
22. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dial.shtml
23. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/rss_access.shtml
24. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/email_access.shtml
25. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ops.shtml
26. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/wstat.shtml
27. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/pstat.shtml
28. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/about_ndbc.shtml
29. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/mooredbuoy.shtml
30. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/cman.php
31. http://tao.noaa.gov/proj_overview/proj_overview_ndbc.shtml
32. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart/dart.shtml
33. http://www.vos.noaa.gov/
34. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/csp.shtml
35. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ioos.shtml
36. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/hurricanes.shtml
37. http://www.vos.noaa.gov/mwl.shtml
38. http://www.vos.noaa.gov/obshb-508/observinghandbook1_2004_508_compliant.pdf
39. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/educate.shtml
40. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/faq.shtml
41. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/contact_us.shtml
42. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/links.shtml
43. http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/
44. http://www.usa.gov/
45. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/radial_search.php?storm=at1
46. http://www.doc.gov/
47. http://www.noaa.gov/
48. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
49. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/contact_us.shtml
50. http://www.weather.gov/disclaimer.html
51. http://www.weather.gov/credits.php
52. http://www.weather.gov/glossary/
53. http://www.weather.gov/privacy.php
54. http://www.weather.gov/admin.php
55. http://www.weather.gov/careers.php
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
Notices
Shark Repellent: No warranty is given concerning the accuracy or
completeness of the information provided here. Any use made of, or
reliance on, such information is entirely at the user's own risk.
All data is for non-commercial use only.