Technical NOAA Weather Discussion

FXUS66 KMTR 251152
AFDMTR

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
352 AM PST Sun Jan 25 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 252 AM PST Sun Jan 25 2026

 - Offshore winds weaken today; light winds then prevail into mid-week

 - Slight chance of rain showers late Tuesday/Wednesday AM along
   coastal ranges and the North Bay. Amounts generally less than
   0.1"

 - Slight chance of light rain next weekend in the North Bay with
   amounts expected to be less than 0.1" 

&&

.SHORT TERM...
Issued at 252 AM PST Sun Jan 25 2026
(Today and tonight)

Tule fog in the vicinity of the East Bay and southern Napa County is 
struggling to advance farther west where dewpoint depressions in 
lower lying areas remain around 5-10 degrees as of 3AM PST. High 
clouds have begun making their way inland on the subsident side of 
the amplified ridge axis just offshore and will continuing 
drifting over our area throughout the day. Although the synoptic 
ridging pattern across the west will persist into the beginning of
the upcoming work week, we'll see a series of shortwave troughs 
interrupt the ridging at our latitude with little impact on our 
ambient weather conditions today and tonight. High temperatures 
today will be cooler than Saturday for the North Bay, Bay Area and
East Bay with increasing mid/high level cloud cover and the weak 
offshore flow getting neutralized. Overnight lows into early 
Monday morning will also tick a few degrees warmer for most of 
our interior locations.

&&

.LONG TERM...
Issued at 252 AM PST Sun Jan 25 2026
(Monday through Saturday)

Modest increases in mid level heights and thickness will increase 
temperatures on Monday into the low to mid 60s for most of our area 
as the upper level ridging is reinvigorated through Tuesday. 
However, the reincarnated ridging on Tuesday is progressive. A 
deepening trough over the eastern Pacific in the wake of the ridging 
appears to lift north as it approaches the coast, with a trend 
toward less rainfall for our area Wednesday from the previous update 
Saturday afternoon. The longwave synoptic pattern remains active 
through the remainder of the extended forecast, especially for 
eastern CONUS, but the net result for the Bay Area and Central Coast 
is relatively quiet weather. There's a slight chance for some light 
amounts of beneficial rain next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 352 AM PST Sun Jan 25 2026


VFR through the TAF period for all sites but APC which will see 
spotty fog into the mid morning. High clouds continue to build into 
the region through much of the the day, but thin into Monday 
morning. Winds will mostly say light through the TAF period with 
wind directions being determined by mostly localized effects. 

Vicinity of SFO...VFR through the TAF period. Expect mostly light 
and variable winds through the late morning before turning northeast 
for the afternoon and the evening. Winds become light and variable 
again into Sunday night and northeast again late Monday morning.

SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.

Monterey Bay Terminals...VFR through the TAF period. Light and 
affect MRY through the forecast. Winds stay east to southeast 
through the morning and into the mid afternoon, with more moderate 
winds possible at SNS. Lighter west to northwest winds build in from 
the bay in the mid afternoon, but winds look to turn easterly in the 
early night. East-southeast winds build in the late night at SNS, 
becoming more moderate.

&&

.MARINE...
(Today through Friday)
Issued at 252 AM PST Sun Jan 25 2026

Light winds turn southerly in the mid afternoon increase to
become more moderate for Monday and Tuesday. Winds diminish and
become northerly on Wednesday. Moderate seas will prevail through
Tuesday. Conditions deteriorate Wednesday as seas build to become
rough to very rough.

&&

.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...None.
PZ...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...JM
LONG TERM....JM
AVIATION...Murdock
MARINE...Murdock

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Prepared by Boulder-Creek.com Weather at: Sun Jan 25 10:30:03 PST 2026
From the National Weather Service