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The cooler ocean current along the west coast also makes summer temperatures cooler on the west coast compared to the east coast. For example, Half Moon Bay at 37°N has no month with an average high above 67 °F (19 °C) and San Francisco often stays below 70 °F (21 °C) in summer, while Virginia Beach, VA , close to the same latitude, has ...
These stations observe ocean waves, tide levels, sea surface temperature and ocean current etc. in the Northwestern Pacific basin, as well as the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk basin, and provide marine meteorological forecasts resulted from them, in cooperation with the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard.
Cortes Bank is a shallow seamount (a barely submerged island) in the North Pacific Ocean off California.It is 96 miles (83 nmi; 154 km) southwest of San Pedro in Los Angeles, 111 miles (96 nmi; 179 km) west of Point Loma in San Diego, and 47 miles (41 nmi; 76 km) southwest of San Clemente Island in Los Angeles County.
Storm surge could raise water levels by as much as 1 to 3 feet above normal tide levels along the immediate coast in areas of onshore winds along the northern coast of Honduras and Guatemala, the ...
Among ocean characteristics reported are: [1] Currents forecast; Shoreline impacts such as high sea level; Buoy water characteristics including salinity, turbidity, and temperature; The PacIOOS website is hosted by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and provides interactive graphs and map viewers. [4]
The 50mph storm made landfall in Honduras on Thursday, with up to 30 inches of rain forecast in isolated parts of the region over the coming days, and between 15-20 inches elsewhere.
Tidal range is the difference in height between high tide and low tide. Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and Sun, by Earth's rotation and by centrifugal force caused by Earth's progression around the Earth-Moon barycenter. Tidal range depends on time and location.
Storm driven high swells on the ocean combined with seasonal high tides combined to cause coastal erosion and water rescues Dec. 28, 2023. The sign for the Oceano Dunes SVRA was undermined at Pier ...