683
FXUS66 KEKA 161037
AFDEKA
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
337 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS...DRY CONDITIONS AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
POSITIONED OVER THE REGION.
&&
.DISCUSSION...1030Z FOG SATELLITE IS MOSTLY CLEAR AND SHOULD
REMAIN THAT WAY THIS MORNING. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL CLIP OUR
AREA, PASSING TO OUR EAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING
SOME HIGH CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES.
FROST/FREEZE PRODUCTS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ACROSS PARTS THE INTERIOR
TONIGHT, BUT IT WILL DEPEND ON THE CLOUD COVER. OTHERWISE, MODELS
REMAIN IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT SHOWING A RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND WARM
TEMPERATURES UNDER WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW. POPS REMAIN AT ZERO AND
TEMPERATURES ARE BASED ON THE CONSMODEL.
&&
.AVIATION...11-4U SAT IMAGERY AND SFC OBS SHOW LGT OFFSHORE FLOW
AND SKC ACROSS NW CA ATTM. TEMPO MVFR VSBYS IN MIFG POSSIBLE ALONG
THE COAST AND COASTAL RIVER VALLEYS THROUGH 16Z...BUT WITH
CONTINUED OFFSHORE FLOW CONFIDENCE IN REDUCED VSBYS REMAINS LOW.
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY WITH PATCHY MVFR TO
IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND COASTAL RIVER VALLEYS
THU MORNING.
&&
.MARINE...05Z ASCAT PASS SHOWED WINDS LGT&VRB UP TO 20KT OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS WITH BUOY OBS REPORTING SEAS OF 5-6 FT AT 7-8
SECS. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS LIKELY OVER NW PORTIONS OF
PZZ470... BUT AREAL COVERAGE DOES NOT WARRANT SCA ATTM. NLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY THU AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. MODELS
CONTINUE TO SHOW A LONG PERIOD NW SWELL MOVG INTO THE WATERS EARLY
NEXT WEEK. FORERUNNERS UP TO 2 FT AT 22-25 SEC WILL ARRIVE SUN
INCREASING THE THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES ALONG THE NORTH COAST.
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...
FROST ADVISORY FOR CAZ076.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...NONE.
&&
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