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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
942 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2013

.DISCUSSION...AS OF 09:11 AM PST SATURDAY...GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES
ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WITH LOW CLOUDS OFF THE COAST. NO
CHANGES NEEDED TO THE ONGOING FORECAST PACKAGE AS RIDGE CONTINUES
TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...AS OF 2:45 AM PST SATURDAY...ANOTHER MORNING OF DRY
CONDITIONS, GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS IS HELPING MANY
SPOTS COOL INTO THE 30S TO MID 40S. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF A
FEW OF THE COLDEST POCKETS IN THE NORTH BAY EVEN END UP HITTING
THE UPPER 20S BY SUNRISE. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW AT THE SURFACE WILL
CONTINUE TODAY AND WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE HIGHS WILL RETURN TO
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S FOR MOST SPOTS.

FOR THOSE TIRED OF THE SUNNY, DRY WEATHER, LITTLE GOOD NEWS TO
REPORT LIKELY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AS A STRONG RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS FORECAST TO REMAIN
FAIRLY STATIONARY. THIS WILL FORCE THE STORM TRACK WELL TO OUR
NORTH AND KEEP OUR ENTIRE CWA DRY. HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE
NORMAL AND VARY BY JUST A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY OVER THE NEXT SEVEN
DAYS. WILL LIKELY BREAK VIRTUALLY ALL CALENDAR YEAR RAINFALL
RECORDS BY THE END OF THE MONTH FOR LACK OF RAIN -- IN SOME CASE
BY SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS.

OUTSIDE OF A FEW PATCHES OF FROST THE NEXT COUPLE OF MORNINGS, NO
WEATHER RELATED HAZARDS AWAY FROM THE WATERS EXPECTED THROUGH ALL
OF NEXT WEEK. PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS TO AND FROM THE BAY AREA
AND LAKE TAHOE REGION AROUND CHRISTMAS SHOULD HAVE VERY GOOD
WEATHER.

NOTE: THE OFFICIAL ASTRONOMICAL START TO WINTER (WINTER SOLSTICE)
IS AT 9:11 AM PST THIS MORNING.

&&

.AVIATION...AS OF 9:40 AM PST SATURDAY...VFR WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

VICINITY OF KSFO...VFR WITH LIGHT WEST WINDS UP TO 10 KT.

KSFO BRIDGE APPROACH...SIMILAR TO KSFO.

MONTEREY BAY AREA TERMINALS...VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS.

&&

.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
     .TDAY...SCA...PT REYES TO PIGEON PT 0-10 NM
             SCA...PIGEON PT TO PT PINOS 0-10 NM
             SCA...PT PINOS TO PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 0-10 NM
             SCA...PT ARENA TO PT REYES 10-60 NM
             SCA...PT REYES TO PIGEON PT 10-60 NM
             SCA...PIGEON PT TO PT PINOS 10-60 NM
             SCA...PT ARENA TO PT REYES 0-10 NM
             SCA...PT PINOS TO PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10-60 NM

&&

$$

PUBLIC FORECAST: RGASS
AVIATION: AC

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