Point Arena to Point Reyes CA from 10 to 60 NM Marine Forecast
| Today...Nw Winds 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 40 Knots. Wind Waves 8 To 10 Ft...Subsiding To 5 To 7 Ft This Afternoon. Nw Swell 3 To 5 Ft At 10 Seconds. |
| Tonight...Nw Winds 20 To 30 Knots With Gusts Up To 40 Knots. Wind Waves 5 To 7 Ft. Mixed Swell Nw 2 To 3 Ft At 8 Seconds And Sw Around 2 Ft At 16 Seconds. |
| Fri...Nw Winds 15 To 20 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots. Wind Waves 4 To 6 Ft. Mixed Swell Nw 2 To 3 Ft At 8 Seconds And Sw Around 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Fri Night...W Winds 10 To 20 Knots With Gusts Up To 25 Knots. Wind Waves 4 To 6 Ft. Nw Swell 2 To 3 Ft At 7 Seconds And Sw Around 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Rain Likely. |
| Sat...Nw Winds 15 To 20 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots. Wind Waves 4 To 5 Ft. Mixed Swell Nw Around 2 Ft At 8 Seconds And Sw Around 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Rain Likely. |
| Sat Night...Nw Winds 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots. Wind Waves 5 To 6 Ft. Mixed Swell Nw 3 To 4 Ft At 8 Seconds And Sw Around 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Sun...Nw Winds 10 To 20 Knots With Gusts Up To 25 Knots. Wind Waves 5 To 7 Ft. Nw Swell 4 To 5 Ft And Sw Around 2 Ft. |
| Mon...Nw Winds 10 To 20 Knots With Gusts Up To 25 Knots. Wind Waves 5 To 7 Ft. Nw Swell 3 To 5 Ft And S Around 2 Ft. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 1019pm PDT Wednesday May 1 2024 Issued at 850pm PDT Wednesday May 1 2024 A fairly gusty day across the Bay Area and Central Coast with a few coastal and higher elevation sites seeing gusts between 30-35 mph. Gusty winds look to continue through the weekend with stronger winds extending farther into inland valleys beginning Saturday as a low pressure system moves inland. HREF continues to suggest minimal cloud cover overnight with only few to scattered high level clouds possible. Warm, dry conditions to continue through the end of the week with highs in the mid to upper 70's inland tomorrow and upper 50's to lower 60's along the coast. Guidance continues to indicate that light precipitation is possible this weekend. Overall forecast remains on track. .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Thursday) Issued at 107pm PDT Wednesday May 1 2024 Dry weather conditions prevail tonight with temperatures falling into the mid-to-upper 40's to lower 50's regionwide. Only expecting low clouds near the Monterey Peninsula, if at all, as dry conditions remain aloft. By sunrise, any low clouds that do develop with quickly dissipate. Thursday will see stronger northerly winds out over the ocean, peaks near the coast, and inland higher terrain with gusts up to 45 mph (gale force out over the ocean). Temperatures will likely reach the 60's near the coast with mid-to-upper 70's to near 80F inland. Again, clear sky conditions are expected to persist. Long Term (Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 133am PDT Wednesday May 1 2024 Dry Thursday and Friday, increasing clouds Friday night with rain developing over the North Bay, rain spreading southeastward across much of the rest of the forecast area Saturday. It'll turn noticeably cooler especially inland Saturday with daytime highs Saturday 10F to 18F cooler inland compared to Friday's forecast highs. In the last 12-24 hours global and mesoscale models are more in line focusing on the arrival of a cold core low pressure system from the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands arriving in northern California Friday night and Saturday. The southeastward trajectory takes it across cooler than normal sea surface temperatures (negative phase PDO) at least somewhat minimizing maritime thermal modification along the way and for maintenance/development it'll travel through a long wave trough on the West Coast. The low will brush by and tap higher levels of water vapor extending far north of Hawaii, however the low is forecast to move through our forecast area retaining a strong mid-latitude influence. Recent precipitable water values on the GFS have been 1.00" to 1.10" for Saturday, not far from the max moving average on Oakland upper air sounding climatology in early May. Model forecast rainfall amounts vary from 0.25" to 0.70" North Bay, 0.15"-0.25" low elevations to 0.40" hills/mountains elsewhere across the Bay Area to around 0.10" interior north Central Coast to 0.33" Big Sur Coast. Wet and cooler weather Saturday, gusty northwest winds over the coast temporarily subsiding with the passage of a surface cold front/trough. Dry weather returns Sunday. The surface pressure pattern looks favorable for gusty northwest winds redeveloping over the coastal waters beginning next Tuesday. Daytime highs gradually warming by the middle of next week. Marine (Tonight through next Tuesday) Issued at 850pm PDT Wednesday May 1 2024 Strong winds are expected to continue through Friday, with gale force gusts of 40 to 45 knots possible. Strong winds will result in hazardous seas and steep wind waves with significant wave heigheights reaching 12 to 16 feet in the outer waters. Conditions gradually improve over the weekend and into next week as winds begin to ease. Rain chances begin early Saturday as a trough descends over the region. NOAA San Francisco Bay Area Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories CA...None. PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 9am Thursday to 3am PDT Friday for Mry Bay. Gale Warning until 9pm PDT Thursday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0- 10 nm-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM-Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0- 10 nm. Small Craft Advisory until 9am PDT Thursday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm. Gale Warning from 9am Thursday to 3am PDT Friday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm. Gale Warning until 3am PDT Friday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10- 60 NM-Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm. www.facebook.com/nwsbayarea |
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