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DISCUSSION FOR COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA
218 AM PDT THU AUG 23 2012
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.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WHILE A
THERMAL TROUGH RESTS OVER CALIFORNIA. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL WORK
TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN MODERATE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL
WATERS WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL DECREASE
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...DISRUPTING THE THERMAL TROUGH WEAKENING
THE ONSHORE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT.
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218 AM PDT THU AUG 23 2012
....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS.
ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
OF 8 SECONDS. MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 1.4 KNOTS AT 8:20 AM
THURSDAY MORNING AND 2.1 KNOTS AT 8:22 PM THURSDAY NIGHT.
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