Bay Area/Central Coast Weather!

[ABC7]

I decided to start a general weather thread of my own. I will cover from the North Bay area, heading south to Salinas. Inland areas will be covered also. /Along with the weather conditions, I'll include marine conditions and tides. I will start with a text readout and eventually might post graphics.

Currently (5 PM PDT 7/5/08)
Napa 79° Fair
San Francisco 66°
Oakland 70° Partly Cloudy
San Jose 79° Partly Cloudy
Santa Cruz 77°
Watsonville 70° Fair
Hollister 86°
Monterey 65° Partly Cloudy
Salinas 66° Fair
Carmel Valley 77°

Tonight's Weather
Napa Clear Low 56°
San Francisco Increasing Clouds Low 56°
Oakland Increasing Clouds 58°
San Jose Mostly Clear Low 58°
Santa Cruz Chance of Drizzle Low 58°
Watsonville Fog Low 54°
Hollister Clear Low 53°
Monterey Chance of Drizzle Low 52°
Salinas Fog Low 53°
Carmel Valley Mostly clear Low 55

3-Day Forecast I paraphrased the forecast summary
Napa Sunny skies. On Sunday, we expect a high of 84°, warming up to 89° on Monday. The heat wave will begin on Tuesday, getting as hot as 98°.
San Francisco Expect cloud cover to diminish on Sunday with a high of 74°. Things will warm up Monday and Tuesday with highs in the 80s.
Oakland Sunny. The high for Sunday will be 80°, warming to 87° on Monday, and touching the 90° mark on Tuesday.
San Jose 84° is the high for Sunday. The impending heat wave will increase highs to the lower 90s for the work week.
Santa Cruz On Sunday, a morning drizzle is forecasted with gradual clearing. High 81°. Sunny skies for Monday and Tuesday, with highs near 87° and 89°, respectively.
Watsonville Fog will clear around midday on Sunday, high of 77°. Expect sunshine for Monday and Tuesday. 82° is the high for Monday and Tuesday will be warmer with a high near 86°.
Hollister Sunday is the best of the three days for outdoor activity. 93° is the high for Sunday, The heat wave will be a menace for next week, with highs topping to the mid-100's.
Monterey Sunday and Monday start off foggy and cloudy, with clearing by lunchtime. Sunny and pleasant on Tueday. The high for Sunday is 61°, a bit cold this time of year. The high will warm up to the mid-60s on Mondays and mid-70s for Tuesday.
Salinas Cloudy and Foggy, then becoming generally sunny with a high near 75° for Sunday. Expect a warming trend, due to the heat wave on Monday and Tuesday, warming up to 89°.
Carmel Valley Sunny all three days. On Sunday, the high will be in the upper 80s, Monday will top out in the mid-90s and the heat will be a factor on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching the upper 90s

Data from nws.noaa.gov

[ABC7]

WEATHER BULLETIN

While few areas are forecast to manage to keep next week's temperatures below 80 degrees, inland and some coastal areas will see unusually warm weather next week. Here is the advisory from the NWS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
931 PM PDT SAT JUL 5 2008

CAZ506>508-510>513-516>518-528-061400-
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
931 PM PDT SAT JUL 5 2008

...EXCESSIVE HEAT OUTLOOK FOR INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY..

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE PACIFIC WILL
RESULT IN VERY WARM TO HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF
THE REGION NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 90S ON
MONDAY AND CONTINUE TO WARM THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS THE
HIGH STRENGTHENS. FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES
AT MANY LOCATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WITH SOME ISOLATED
INTERIOR LOCATIONS SUCH AS INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY AND EASTERN
NAPA COUNTY EXPECTED TO WARM TO NEAR 110. TEMPERATURES DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL GENERALLY COOL ONLY INTO THE 60S AND LOWER
70S. HEAT RELATED WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES MAY BE
ISSUED AS THE EVENT GETS CLOSER.

STAY INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE DURING THE WARMEST PART OF THE
DAY. IF YOU HAVE TO WORK OR PLAN ON ANY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
OUTDOORS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER ...WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING
AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE SUN. HEAT CAN AFFECT
ANYONE. HOWEVER...CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL
CONDITIONS...AND THOSE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
WILL BE THE ONES MOST IMPACTED BY THE HOT WEATHER.

Inland areas are forecast to have highs near 105.

[NYCTWCjunkie]

Actually, we already have a San Francisco Bay Area weather thread. It generally doesn't cover portions of the state south of the San Jose area though.

If you're doing updates on the wildfires in your area, I look forward to anything you may have planned.

[ABC7]

I will just focus on the Central CA coast if there is an San Francisco/Bay Area thread already.

I will do a wildfire update very soon. I am working on graphics and may be finished in the coming days.

[NYCTWCjunkie]

I will just focus on the Central CA coast if there is an San Francisco/Bay Area thread already.

I will do a wildfire update very soon. I am working on graphics and may be finished in the coming days.

Awesome! And hey, please by all means, feel completely free to post weather reports for the San Francisco Bay Area thread, too... anytime you like!

Maybe we can ask Gary if we could have this thread merged with Victor's "Santa Cruz, CA" thread and possibly renamed under your header. Would this be an idea worthwhile in exploring? I'll remove this paragraph in this post if there is a merger as it wouldn't make sense for me to keep this part of the post up.

[ABC7]

A merger is a great idea.

Here is a wildfire update from CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/06/wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText

[ABC7]

Here is a map of the visible smoke in California: http://www.weather.com/maps/news/forecastsummary/floater1_large.html

Here is Tuesday's forecast, detailing the heat wave. http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?clip=363&from=news_fcstsummary_video[

[ABC7]

I made a forecast graphic of San Jose's record-bound temperatures.



I made the image blurry for a "hot day" notion.

[Mike M]

I like that week ahead graphic! Nice touch by adding the blur effect to it.

Conditions and forecasts as of 2PM PDT

[ABC7]

Thanks Mike! I like your Intellistar emulations. They look so realistic.

[Localonthe8s]

That graphic is zoomed too close, but other than that great job on the graphics, ABC7!

[ABC7]

I made some graphics for this thread. These are templates that I will just input information.

Here is the map I will use for regional observations/regional forecast


Marine/Tide Screen


Five-Day Forecast


Even a weekend forecast screen.


I tried not to copy any graphics package, although the title bar bears resemblence to the XL.

[Mike M]

I like them! Can't wait to see them with weather information put into them.

[Localonthe8s]

Where did you make these graphics in?

[ABC7]

I used Paint .net for the graphics. I can't afford the really high-end software, so I chose the best free program out there.