Another relatively decent wind day ahead on Friday and then things change for the weekend and beyond as a very deep and unseasonable low pressure system drops out of the Gulf of AK into the Pac NW and far Nor Cal. Northwest winds will really crank up tonight with gusts to 45kts and sustained winds on Sat/Sun look to be 20-25kts with gusts to 40-45kt. This is mostly the northern outer waters, but expect pretty blustery conditions along the coast and inland. Winds of this strength will ramp up the wind swell, which will be the dominant source of waves. Look for wind waves 9-10 ft through Sunday. Background south at 2ft - but hardly noticeable north of Santa Cruz. Fog remains an issue up and down the coast and as long as we're in this low pressure regime - don't look for it to clear much anytime soon. In fact the next week or so will be unseasonably cool. Might even see some snow showers over the Shasta/Trinity region and the Northern Sierra. Is this summer odd, it is somewhat, but we are also heading into an El Niño fall/winter - low pressure the rule in the Pacific - typhoons already recurving from the far West Pac into the Gulf - in June - which is not something we normally see until late Aug or Early September. There is a lot of energy already in the Pacific Basin - warm air, warm water - that leads to more rain, strong low pressure - probably some very large surf this fall. Stay tuned. Cya in the water.
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