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"The reason God was able to create everything in 6 days was that He was able to work alone." -- Dan Zuras === Current Conditions === Data received at nala at Sun Sep 7 10:00:03 PDT 2008 ---WIND---- TIME LOC T DP DIR AV GUST VIS PRES SKY / REMARKS pdt F F deg -knots- mi inHg heights(ft) 0956 SFO 64 55 300 13 . 10 29.79 Few 500 0800 Buoy13Bdga 55 . 312 6 08 . -0.01 Waves 5 ft 11 sec 0800 Buoy26_GG 56 . . 0 . . +0.01 Waves 5 ft 10 sec 1700 Buoy12_HMB . . /a 0 . . . 0800 Buoy42Wadl 58 . 312 10 12 . +0.01 Waves 5 ft 11 sec 0500 Oak_300mb -37 -62 285 22 . . . 31300 feet Jet Stream 0500 Oak_500mb 16 -20 275 13 . . . 19100 feet 0500 Oak_850mb 75 19 245 10 . . . 4800 feet 0956 Ukiah 70 41 000 0 . 10 -0.01 Clear 1700 Pillar_Pt . . 152 4 . . . fog 1/2 1700 Pigeon_Pt . . 312 6 . . . 0954 Monterey 61 57 320 3 . 6 +0.03 Broken 500 0953 Salinas 64 57 280 5 . 8 +0.02 Clear 0956 San_Luis_O 63 57 var 4 . 3 +0.03 Overcast 500 $ 0953 Santa_Barb 66 59 230 4 . 6 +0.00 Scattered 700 0956 SFO 64 55 300 13 . 10 +0.00 Few 500 0647 San_Carlos 63 52 var 6 . 20 -0.01 Clear 0947 Palo_Alto 73 57 000 0 . 30 +0.04 Clear 0956 Moffet_NAS 72 61 340 5 . 10 +0.00 Clear 0953 San_Jose 77 54 var 4 . 10 -0.01 Clear 0655 San_Jose/R 63 52 000 0 . . -0.02 Clear 0953 Oakland 66 57 300 9 . 10 +0.01 Clear 0954 Hayward 73 59 280 5 . 10 +0.00 Clear 0953 Concord 73 57 340 5 . 10 -0.02 Clear 0953 Livermore 79 45 000 0 . 10 -0.03 Clear $ 0953 Sacramento 79 48 var 3 . 10 -0.05 Clear 0953 Sacto_Exec 77 54 190 8 . 10 -0.04 Clear $ 0655 Travis_AFB 66 48 240 10 . 10 -0.06 Clear ao2a pno $ 0955 Stockton 82 46 000 0 . 10 -0.04 Clear 0953 Merced 82 50 000 0 . 10 -0.04 Clear 0655 Truckee_Ta 36 27 000 0 . 10 +0.38 Clear first 0317 0022 0953 Lake_Tahoe 66 30 030 3 . 10 +0.36 Clear 0955 Reno 72 30 000 0 . 10 +0.24 Clear 0956 Bishop 81 28 360 3 . 10 +0.20 Clear 0956 Winnemucca 70 30 360 5 . 10 +0.25 Clear 0956 Albuquerqu 77 45 var 3 . 10 +0.36 Few 7K 0953 Medford 64 46 000 0 . 10 +0.15 Clear 0954 Eugene 66 54 010 14 . 10 +0.20 Clear 0953 Klamath_Fa 64 46 330 9 . 10 +0.26 Clear 0955 Astoria 70 59 030 4 . 10 30.05 Clear 0953 Portland 70 55 340 4 . 10 -0.01 Clear 0953 Troutdale 66 55 var 3 . 10 -0.03 Clear $ 0845 Cascade 64 55 000 0 . 5 . Scattered 3500 Overcast 6500 no speci cld hgt and vis visually estmd 0953 The_Dalles 70 55 000 0 . 10 +0.05 Clear 0953 Pendleton 66 43 var 3 . 10 +0.06 Clear $ file wucsd.rare is stale (4954.50028 hours old) file wucsd.rare.last is stale (4954.50028 hours old) Estimate of marine layer depth: 08/09/07-0500 Weighted deriv(log(T-DP)) 08/09/07-0500 1008-1000 mb = 3-67 m = 9-219 ft 08/09/07-0500 Avg (T-DP) is 0.3 C up tp 9 ft, 2.4 C up to 1000 ft === Forecasts === San Francisco [SFO] terminal forecast issued 08/09/07 at 0420 PDT 0420 pdt: wind 280 degrees true at 6 knots, hz few010 0800 pdt: wind 280 degrees true at 5 knots, sky clear 1100 pdt: wind 320 degrees true at 8 knots 1400 pdt: wind 290 degrees true at 15 knots gusting to 22 knots 2300 pdt: wind 280 degrees true at 8 knots, sct010 file w_ohio.mar_fcst is stale (4320.55083 hours old) national weather service san francisco bay area 838 am pdt sun sep 7 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 over the eastern pacific will give way to a weak and dry upper level trough approaching from the west. at the surface light to moderate northwest winds will continue across the coastal waters. winds will be gusty across the northern outer waters and san francisco bay in the vicinity of angel island. _________________________________________________________________ point arena (nr Ukiah) to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) 20 to 60 nm offshore- 838 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 today nw winds 10 to 20 kt local gusts to 25 knots mainly in the northern outer waters. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 5 to 9 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog. tonight nw winds 10 to 20 kt local gusts to 25 knots mainly in the northern outer waters. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. mon nw winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming w in the afternoon. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. mon night nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 6 to 9 ft and s 2 ft. patchy fog. tue and wed nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 6 ft. nw swell 6 to 9 ft and s 2 to 3 ft. patchy fog. thu nw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. mixed swell nw 4 to 6 ft and s 3 to 5 ft. patchy fog. _________________________________________________________________ point arena (nr Ukiah) to point reyes to 20 nm- point reyes to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to 20 nm- 838 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 today w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 3 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog. tonight w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 3 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. mon s winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. mon night sw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 6 ft and s 2 ft. patchy fog. tue sw winds 10 kt...becoming w 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 4 to 8 ft and s 2 to 3 ft. patchy fog. wed sw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 4 to 8 ft and s 3 to 5 ft. patchy fog. thu w winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming nw. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 6 ft and s 3 to 5 ft. patchy fog. ..san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast .. in the deep water channel...combined seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period of 10 seconds. across the bar...combined seas 5 to 7 feet with a dominant period of 10 seconds. seas to 8 feet during maximum ebb current of 0.4 knots at 10:37 am this morning and 1.3 knots at 10:54 pm tonight. _________________________________________________________________ pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) 20 to 60 nm offshore- 838 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 today nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. mixed swell nw 4 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 to 3 ft at 13 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 and s 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. mon w winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. mon night w winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 6 to 7 ft and s 2 ft. patchy fog. tue w winds 5 kt...becoming nw 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 6 to 7 ft and s 2 to 3 ft. patchy fog. wed w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. mixed swell nw 5 to 7 ft and s 3 to 4 ft. patchy fog. thu nw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. mixed swell nw 4 to 5 ft and s 3 to 4 ft. patchy fog. _________________________________________________________________ pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point pinos to 20 nm- point pinos to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) to 20 nm- 838 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 today nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog. tonight nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 3 to 4 ft. mixed swell nw 3 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. mon nw winds 10 kt...becoming w in the afternoon. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. mon night w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 7 ft and s 2 ft. patchy fog. tue sw winds 5 kt...becoming w. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 7 ft and s 2 to 3 ft. patchy fog. wed sw winds 10 kt...becoming nw. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 6 ft and s 4 ft. patchy fog. thu w winds 5 kt...becoming nw. wind waves 2 ft or less. mixed swell nw 2 to 5 ft and s 4 ft. patchy fog. _________________________________________________________________ san francisco san pablo suisun bay and the west delta- 838 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 small craft advisory in effect through this evening today sw winds 10 to 20 kt locally 15 to 25 kt in the vicinity of angel island. tonight sw winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 5 to 15 kt after midnight. patchy fog. mon sw winds 5 to 10 kt. patchy fog. mon night sw winds 10 to 20 kt. patchy fog. tue through thu sw winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt. patchy fog. _________________________________________________________________ monterey bay- 838 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 today n winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming w in the afternoon. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog. tonight w winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming nw after midnight. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. mon n winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming w in the afternoon. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. mon night sw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 3 to 5 ft. 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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 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for today...tonight...and monday. caz006-505-509-080430- san francisco- coastal north bay...including point reyes national seashore- san francisco peninsula coast- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...areas of low clouds and dense fog in the morning then partly cloudy. visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .tonight...patchy low clouds in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the lower 50s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday...widespread low clouds and fog in the morning then mostly sunny. highs in the 50s to upper 60s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday night...patchy low clouds in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday...widespread low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy. highs in the 50s to upper 60s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday night...partly cloudy in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. .wednesday through saturday...areas of night and morning low clouds and fog...otherwise mostly clear. highs in the upper 50s to mid 70s. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. && temperature / precipitation point reyes 65 51 63 / 0 0 0 san francisco 69 53 66 / 0 0 0 ocean beach 61 51 58 / 0 0 0 caz506-080430- north bay interior valleys- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...patchy low clouds and dense fog in the morning then sunny. visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tonight...clear in the evening then patchy low clouds and fog. lows in the mid 40s to upper 50s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday...patchy low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s. northwest winds around 5 mph... becoming southwest in the afternoon. .monday night...clear in the evening then patchy low clouds and fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday...patchy low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday night...clear in the evening then patchy low clouds and fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. .wednesday through saturday...mostly clear. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. && temperature / precipitation santa rosa 83 46 80 / 0 0 0 san rafael 82 52 77 / 0 0 0 napa 87 56 81 / 0 0 0 caz507-080430- north bay mountains- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...mostly sunny. highs in the 80s to mid 90s. west winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon. .tonight...mostly clear. lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 70s to lower 90s. northwest winds around 5 mph... becoming south in the afternoon. .monday night...clear. lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday...sunny. highs in the 70s to mid 80s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday night...clear. lows in the 50s to lower 60s. .wednesday through saturday...clear. highs in the mid 70s to lower 90s. lows in the 50s to mid 60s. && temperature / precipitation lake berryessa 95 59 90 / 0 0 0 caz508-080430- san francisco bay shoreline- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...mostly sunny. highs in the 70s to mid 80s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .tonight...patchy low clouds in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the 50s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .monday...widespread low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. highs in the 70s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday night...patchy low clouds in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the upper 50s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .tuesday...widespread low clouds and fog in the morning then mostly sunny. highs in the 60s to upper 70s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday night...mostly clear in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the mid 50s. .wednesday...widespread low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. highs in the lower to mid 70s. .wednesday night through saturday...mostly clear. lows in the 50s. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. && temperature / precipitation sfo airport 74 55 71 / 0 0 0 oakland 76 57 71 / 0 0 0 fremont 85 53 78 / 0 0 0 redwood city 83 57 77 / 0 0 0 mountain view 85 58 79 / 0 0 0 caz510-080430- east bay interior valleys- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...sunny. highs in the lower to mid 90s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .tonight...clear. lows in the mid to upper 50s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .monday...sunny. highs in the mid to upper 80s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday night...clear. lows in the mid to upper 50s. southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .tuesday...sunny. highs in the lower 80s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .tuesday night...clear. lows in the upper 50s. .wednesday through saturday...clear. highs in the mid to upper 80s. lows in the mid to upper 50s. && temperature / precipitation concord 92 57 85 / 0 0 0 livermore 95 56 88 / 0 0 0 caz511-080430- east bay hills and diablo range- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...sunny. highs in the lower 90s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .tonight...clear. lows in the upper 50s to lower 70s...coolest in the valleys. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .monday...sunny. highs in the mid 80s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday night...clear. lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday...sunny. highs in the lower 80s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday night...clear. lows in the 50s to mid 60s. .wednesday through saturday...clear. highs in the 80s. lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s. caz512-080430- santa cruz mountains- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .tonight...mostly clear. lows in the 50s to 60s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday...mostly sunny. highs in the 70s to mid 80s. light winds...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. .monday night...mostly clear. lows in the 50s to lower 60s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday night...mostly clear. lows in the mid 40s to upper 50s. .wednesday through saturday...mostly clear. highs in the 70s to 80s. lows in the mid 40s to upper 60s...coolest in the valleys. caz513-080430- santa clara valley...including san jose- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...mostly sunny. highs in the lower to mid 90s. north winds around 5 mph...becoming west in the afternoon. .tonight...mostly clear. lows in the mid to upper 50s. west winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening... becoming light. .monday...mostly sunny. highs in the 80s. light winds...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. .monday night...mostly clear. lows in the mid to upper 50s. southwest winds around 5 mph. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower to mid 80s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday night...mostly clear. lows in the mid 50s. .wednesday...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. .wednesday night through saturday...mostly clear. lows in the upper 50s. highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. && temperature / precipitation san jose 90 58 83 / 0 0 0 morgan hill 94 56 88 / 0 0 0 caz528-080430- northern salinas valley...hollister valley...and carmel valley- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. east winds around 5 mph...becoming west in the afternoon. .tonight...patchy low clouds in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the lower 50s. west winds around 10 mph in the evening...becoming light. .monday...areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. highs in the 70s to mid 80s. light winds...becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon. .monday night...patchy low clouds in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the lower 50s. west winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest after midnight. .tuesday...areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. south winds around 5 mph... becoming west in the afternoon. .tuesday night...clear in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. .wednesday...areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. .wednesday night through saturday...mostly clear. lows in the lower 50s. highs in the 70s to 80s. && temperature / precipitation salinas 78 52 71 / 0 0 0 carmel valley 88 52 81 / 0 0 0 hollister 93 52 84 / 0 0 0 caz529-530-080430- northern monterey bay-southern monterey bay and big sur coast- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...areas of low clouds and dense fog in the morning then mostly sunny. visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. north winds 5 to 10 mph... becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .tonight...patchy low clouds in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. west winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming north after midnight. .monday...widespread low clouds and fog in the morning then mostly sunny. highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s. north winds around 5 mph...becoming west in the afternoon. .monday night...patchy low clouds in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday...widespread low clouds and fog in the morning then mostly sunny. highs in the 60s to mid 70s. southeast winds around 5 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon. .tuesday night...mostly clear in the evening then widespread low clouds and fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. .wednesday...widespread low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. highs in the 60s to mid 70s. .wednesday night through saturday...patchy night and morning low clouds and fog...otherwise mostly clear. lows in the 40s to mid 50s. highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s. && temperature / precipitation monterey 72 53 66 / 0 0 0 big sur 81 49 77 / 0 0 0 santa cruz 77 53 72 / 0 0 0 caz516-080430- southern salinas valley...arroyo seco...and lake san antonio- 351 am pdt sun sep 7 2008 .today...sunny. highs 94 to 103. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .tonight...clear. lows in the lower 50s. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. .monday...sunny. highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. light winds... becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. .monday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .tuesday...sunny. highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. light winds...becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. .tuesday night...clear. lows in the upper 40s. .wednesday through saturday...clear. highs in the 80s to mid 90s. lows in the upper 40s. && temperature / precipitation king city 94 52 89 / 0 0 0 file w_ucsd.ba_fcst is stale (4954.50083 hours old) === Tides === Sunrise: 6:43 Sunset: 19:31 (PDT) 080907 10:30 the moon is first quarter (51% illuminated) Crissy 3rd Ave Palo Alto High_Tide: 09-07 8:01 AM +4.0 1:14 PM +3.9 2:11 PM +3.8 Unsafe_After: . . . . . . . 2:58 PM +4.0 Low_Tide: . 11:26 AM +3.7 6:34 PM +7.2 6:57 PM +7.9 Safe_After: . . . . 11:41 PM +2.5 11:11 PM +4.0 High_Tide: . 5:23 PM +5.4 2:03 AM +1.1 2:49 AM +1.0 Unsafe_After: . . . . 4:21 AM +2.5 5:47 AM +4.0 Low_Tide: 09-08 12:53 AM +1.0 8:58 AM +5.5 8:30 AM +5.9 Safe_After: . . . . . . . 2:14 PM +4.0 High_Tide: . 9:11 AM +4.2 2:18 PM +3.8 3:09 PM +3.7 Unsafe_After: . . . . . . . 3:59 PM +4.0 Low_Tide: . 12:54 PM +3.7 7:32 PM +7.2 7:53 PM +7.9 Safe_After: . . . . 12:34 AM +2.5 12:08 AM +4.0 High_Tide: . 6:28 PM +5.3 3:00 AM +0.9 3:43 AM +0.8 Unsafe_After: . . . . 5:25 AM +2.5 6:46 AM +4.0 Low_Tide: 09-09 1:57 AM +0.8 9:59 AM +5.7 9:41 AM +6.0 Safe_After: . . . . . . . 2:49 PM +4.0 High_Tide: . 9:52 AM +4.4 3:15 PM +3.6 4:02 PM +3.5 Unsafe_After: . . . . . . . 5:08 PM +4.0 Low_Tide: . 2:01 PM +3.5 8:31 PM +7.2 8:50 PM +7.9 === Buoy and Coastal Weather Report === environmental buoy and coastal weather reports national weather service san francisco ca 8 am pdt sun sep 07 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- buoy location time wind air sea pres wave data no. dir knots temperature mb feet secs ----------------------------------------------------------------- 50 44.6/124.5 15z n 16g24 54 49 1016.2 06 06 27 41.9/124.4 15z n 22g26 49 48 1008.6 10 08 22 40.8/124.5 15z n 18g22 52 51 1010.4 10 09 14 39.2/124.0 15z n 14g16 51 54 1008.9 06 10 13 38.2/123.3 15z nw 06g08 55 58 1008.4 05 11 26 37.8/122.8 15z msg 56 60 1009.0 05 10 12 37.4/122.9 n/a 42 36.8/122.4 15z nw 10g12 58 60 1009.3 05 11 28 35.7/121.9 15z nw 10g12 60 61 1008.7 05 11 11 34.9/120.9 15z msg 60 mm 1009.4 05 11 54 34.3/120.4 15z nw 06g08 60 63 1008.7 05 11 23 34.7/121.0 15z n 06g08 61 59 1009.4 05 13 25 33.7/119.1 15z ne 02g04 65 70 1008.4 03 17 cman cape arago 15z n 14g14 48 1016.3 cman pt. arena 15z n 06g08 52 1009.8 cman pt. arguello 15z n 07g08 59 1008.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------- wind waves temp pres weather - coastal reports dir knots ft sec f. (mb) visibility ----------------------------------------------------------------- crescent city nw 06 n/a 1010.5r sunny eureka calm 50 1009.8 bodega marine lab n/a se farallon is n/a golden gate bridge w 13 pillar point sse 04 fog 1/2 pigeon point nw 06 morro bay n/a ----------------------------------------------------------------- san francisco bay wind temp pres weather dir knots f. (mb) visibility ----------------------------------------------------------------- san fran arpt w 07 62 1008.4s mosunny pt blunt/angel is sw 19 oakland arpt nw 04 63 1008.8r mosunny === SFO daytime history === ---WIND---- TIME LOC T DP DIR AV GUST VIS PRES SKY CRYPTIC COMMENTS pdt F F deg -knots- mi inHg heights/100ft 08/09/05-1356 SFO 82 61 040 4 . 10 29.8 Clear 58015 $ 08/09/05-1456 SFO 91 43 300 12 . 10 29.78 Clear $ 08/09/05-1556 SFO 90 41 290 15 . 10 29.77 Clear 08/09/05-1656 SFO 86 39 290 19 25 10 29.77 Clear 10339 202 22 55009 08/09/05-1756 SFO 81 48 290 17 . 10 29.77 Clear 08/09/05-1856 SFO 73 50 280 19 . 10 29.77 Clear 08/09/05-1956 SFO 70 52 300 13 . 10 29.78 Clear 53003 ............. 08/09/06-0456 SFO 63 54 270 3 . 10 29.8 Few 15K 10222 20167 56000 08/09/06-0556 SFO 63 54 280 3 . 10 29.81 Few 18K 08/09/06-0656 SFO 61 54 280 6 . 9 29.82 Few 18K 08/09/06-0756 SFO 64 46 200 3 . 10 29.83 Few 18K 52012 08/09/06-0856 SFO 70 55 000 0 . 10 29.83 Few 18K 08/09/06-0956 SFO 72 57 000 0 . 10 29.84 Few 18K 08/09/06-1056 SFO 73 63 040 3 . 10 29.84 Few 18K 10233 20161 53004 08/09/06-1156 SFO 75 61 050 3 . 10 29.84 Few 18K 08/09/06-1256 SFO 81 63 010 5 . 10 29.82 Few 18K 08/09/06-1356 SFO 86 50 290 14 . 10 29.81 Clear wshft 2000 58013 08/09/06-1456 SFO 84 52 300 13 . 10 29.79 Clear 08/09/06-1556 SFO 84 52 300 15 . 10 29.78 Clear 08/09/06-1656 SFO 79 52 300 16 . 10 29.77 Clear 10311 20233 56011 08/09/06-1756 SFO 77 52 290 15 . 10 29.77 Clear 08/09/06-1856 SFO 73 50 300 13 . 10 29.76 Clear 08/09/06-1956 SFO 70 54 300 12 . 10 29.76 Clear 55003 ............. 08/09/07-0456 SFO 61 55 290 6 . 10 29.76 Few 18K 10189 20156 56005 08/09/07-0556 SFO 59 55 280 8 . 10 29.77 Few 300 Scattered 18K 08/09/07-0656 SFO 59 55 280 7 . 10 29.78 Few 300 08/09/07-0756 SFO 63 57 280 7 . 10 29.78 Few 500 53005 08/09/07-0856 SFO 64 55 300 7 . 10 29.79 Few 500 08/09/07-0956 SFO 64 55 300 13 . 10 29.79 Few 500 ---WIND---- TIME LOC T DP DIR AV GUST VIS PRES SKY CRYPTIC COMMENTS pdt F F deg -knots- mi inHg heights/100ft === Notices === Shark Repellent: No warranty is given concerning the accuracy or completeness of the information provided here. 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