340 FXUS66 KMTR 140435 AFDMTRArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 935 PM PDT Sat Sep 13 2025
...New AVIATION, MARINE...
.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 358 PM PDT Sat Sep 13 2025
- Temperatures around or slightly below normal on Sunday
- Much warmer temperatures for the first half of the upcoming work week.
- Moderate HeatRisk possible inland Monday through Wednesday
- Pattern change possible late week.
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.SHORT TERM... Issued at 358 PM PDT Sat Sep 13 2025 (This evening through Sunday)
A similar forecast is on tap for tonight and Sunday, as mainly zonal flow sits over us while a quick moving upper level trough swings over the PacNW. Stratus should make a return inland tonight, with the marine layer ranging from 1500-2000ft. Temps tonight will range from the low to mid 50s, where cloud cover either takes longer to appear or not form at all, to the mid 50s to low 60s elsewhere. Tomorrow, stratus erodes inland and retreats to the coast. Highs will be in the mid 60s to mid 70s near the coast, spread across the 80s for much of the interior, with the low 90s possible for interior and southern Monterey and San Benito counties.
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.LONG TERM... Issued at 358 PM PDT Sat Sep 13 2025 (Sunday night through next Friday)
Upper level ridging takes over the forecast for the first part of the extended period, leading to a warming and drying trend through Wednesday. High temperatures will near normal along the immediate coast to up to 15 degrees above normal inland. After that, the pattern starts to diverge mid to late week. Ensembles show an upper level trough in the north eastern Pacific approach the PacNW pushing ridging eastwards by Thursday or Friday and deepening along the west coast into the weekend. Deterministic models and some ensembles show a slug of moisture coming in from the south. Uncertainty remains high in the extended forecast, especially in regards to any low or trough. This may lead to unsettled weather later in the week. &&
.AVIATION... (21Z TAFS) Issued at 125 PM PDT Sat Sep 13 2025
KSFO and KOAK continue to see MVFR conditions early this afternoon as well as KMRY and KSNS. We have a moderate probability for a few hours of clearing later this afternoon before IFR/MVFR conditions return. However, the far interior areas of the region returned to VFR as of late morning.
Onshore winds will increase before easing after sunset and more so into Sunday morning. Generally moderate confidence for IFR/MVFR conditions to return late afternoon across the Monterey Bay region and late evening across the Bay Area terminals. The HRRR shows little indication of low ceilings returning, especially over the Bay Area terminals. However, other guidance including the LAMP shows a return in the aforementioned timeframe. This is likely due to a dry frontal boundary approaching from the north late tonight into Sunday morning.
Vicinity of SFO...High confidence for onshore winds to increase this afternoon before easing into early Sunday morning. Moderate confidence for MVFR conditions to return late this evening and persist into mid-morning on Sunday. Low confidence for sub-MVFR conditions early Sunday morning. Earlier clearing is expected Sunday morning between 16Z-18Z as the marine layer becomes mixed out by the approaching dry frontal boundary. Onshore winds increase once again Sunday afternoon.
SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...Moderate confidence for VFR conditions to return briefly this afternoon with increasing onshore winds. Moderate confidence for IFR/MVFR ceilings return late afternoon and persist through the night as winds ease.
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.AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 935 PM PDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Low clouds are building at HAF and and the Monterey Bay as winds continue to reduce. Status increases and moves inland into the night, becoming nearly widespread into Sunday morning. Pockets of fog look to affect STS in the early to mid morning and APC looks to have moments of IFR CIGs. Cloud cover will be slow to erode on Sunday, but nearly widespread VFR is expected into the afternoon. The exception, being HAF, which sees CIGS rise to MVFR levels, but don`t clear. Sunday afternoon offers another round of moderate to breezy winds arrive and last into that evening. Cloud cover builds around the Monterey Bay in the late afternoon and early evening.
Vicinity of SFO... MVRF CIGs fill over SFO into the late night and stay in place through Sunday morning as winds stay light to moderate. These CIGs erode into the late morning and breezy west winds build Sunday afternoon. Expect these winds to reduce in the mid evening.
SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...Winds have reduces and MVFR CIGs have formed around MRY. CIGs fall to IFR levels for MRY as IFR CIGs form at SNS into the late night. CIGs erode into Sunday afternoon as moderate west wind build. MRY sees MVFR CIGs return in the late afternoon on Sunday which will fall to IFR levels as winds become light that evening.
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.MARINE... (Tonight through next Friday) Issued at 935 PM PDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Northwesterly winds are forecast to increase Saturday afternoon with fresh to strong breezes along prominent coastal jet areas. Moderate seas persist, especially offshore. More widespread fresh to strong breezes build across the rest of the waters into Sunday afternoon before subsiding into the beginning of next week.
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.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...None. PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM to 9 PM PDT Sunday for Mry Bay- Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Sunday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Sunday to 3 AM PDT Monday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Monday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
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SHORT TERM...KR LONG TERM....KR AVIATION...Murdock MARINE...Murdock
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