535
FXUS66 KMTR 212345
AFDMTR
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
345 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2025
..NEW AVIATION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1220 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2025
- VERY QUIET WITH FAIR WEATHER THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
- MARINE STRATUS RETURNING SATURDAY NIGHT, BUT CLEAR DURING THE
DAYS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- DETAILS VERY UNCLEAR, BUT HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF A WESTERN US
PATTERN CHANGE AFTER THANKSGIVING.
SHORT TERM
ISSUED AT 1220 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2025
(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY)
THERE ALMOST ISN'T A CLOUD IN THE SKY ACROSS OUR ENTIRE 11 COUNTY
WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW AND LARGE SCALE
SUBSIDENCE ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR FAIR WEATHER THROUGH AT LEAST
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SATURDAY LOOKS LIKE IT'LL BE A COPY/PASTE FROM
TODAY WITH THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING MARINE STRATUS FILLING IN
ALONG THE COASTLINE SATURDAY EVENING.
LONG TERM
ISSUED AT 1220 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2025
(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE LONG TERM TODAY. CONTINUED COOL TEMPS
WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF NORMAL THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN A BROAD RIDGE OVER
THE WESTERN US INTO THANKSGIVING, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FAIR WEATHER
TO PERSIST AND RESULT IN A VERY GRADUAL WARMING TREND BY A FEW
DEGREES INTO LATE WEEK. PROBABLY NOT EVEN NOTICEABLE BY MOST.
LOOKING AT THE END OF THE PERIOD IS WHERE WE FIND OUR NEXT
INTERESTING WEATHER FEATURE. LONG TERM ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE CONTINUES
TO ADVERTISE A VERY DEEP, CLOSED UPPER LOW DIGGING INTO THE SW US
FROM CANADA. AT THIS POINT, THE SPREAD OF MODEL SOLUTIONS
DIVERGES SO MUCH THAT IT'S NOT WORTH TRYING TO PIN DOWN ANYTHING
SPECIFIC AT THIS POINT. POSSIBILITIES RANGE FROM A VERY PROLIFIC
RAIN MAKER TO A NOTHING BURGER WITH LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS AGAIN.
WHAT'S THE TAKE-AWAY HERE? CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT THERE WILL BE
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DIGGING ITS WAY INTO THE WESTERN US SOMETIME
AROUND NEXT WEEKEND. CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW REGARDING WHERE IT'LL
SET UP AND HOW MUCH IT'LL DIG TO THE SW. ONE OTHER FEATURE THAT
HAS BEEN PERSISTENT IN MODEL SOLUTIONS IS A VERY HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC UP INTO AK AND NORTHWEST CANADA.
THIS REINFORCES THE SIGNAL THAT THERE WILL BE A DEEP UPPER LOW
DOWNSTREAM OVER THE WESTERN US. BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO THE
FORECAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM BECOME
MORE CLEAR.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 345 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2025
IT'S WARMER AND DRIER PER 24 HOUR TRENDS, SUPPORTING HIGH CONFIDENCE
VFR FORECAST FOR THE EVENING. FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING VFR
CONTINUES AT MOST TERMINALS, HOWEVER LONGER NIGHT-TIME RADIATIVE
COOLING HOURS AND RESIDUAL BOUNDARY LAYER HUMIDITY MAY COMBINE TO
PRODUCE FOG PATCHES, POSSIBLY INCLUDING DENSE FOG /VLIFR-IFR/. THE
WMC-SFO PRESSURE GRADIENT AND NOCTURNAL COOL/COLD AIR DRAINAGE WINDS
SUPPORT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WHICH MAY ALSO TRANSPORT DENSE TULE
FOG FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY TO PORTIONS OF THE EAST BAY LATE TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING. PATCHY MORNING FOG SATURDAY, OTHERWISE VFR.
VICINITY OF SFO...VFR. MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING, BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
SFO BRIDGE APPROACH...SIMILAR TO SFO.
MONTEREY BAY TERMINALS...VFR. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING
LIGHT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING THEN WEST NEAR 10
KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
MARINE
(TONIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 336 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2025
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. WHILE WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH, HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS SEAS WILL REMAIN
MODERATE. ELEVATED SEAS WILL BE PROLONGED BY THE ARRIVAL OF LONG
PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL.
BEACHES
ISSUED AT 919 AM PST FRI NOV 21 2025
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A
LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK
FOR SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES OF 13 TO 18
FEET ARE EXPECTED. SNEAKER WAVES CAN UNEXPECTEDLY RUN
SIGNIFICANTLY FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN NORMAL, INCLUDING OVER
ROCKS AND JETTIES. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND
STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES, INLETS, AND PIERS.
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR CAZ006-505-
509-529-530.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY FOR PIGEON PT TO PT
PINOS 10-60 NM-PT ARENA TO PT REYES 0-10 NM-PT ARENA TO PT
REYES 10-60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PT PINOS TO
PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 0-10 NM.
SHORT TERM...BEHRINGER
LONG TERM....BEHRINGER
AVIATION...CANEPA
MARINE...RGASS
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