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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras
Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones,
and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries

PZZ500-231615-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

The strong and gusty winds continue over the coastal waters with
gale force gusts across the outer waters and the northern inner
waters. Expect hazardous conditions and steeper wind waves with
these strong winds. The pattern changes and winds are expected to
reduce into the weekend, but the outer waters look to remain
breezy through the forecast period.

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PZZ570-231615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas around 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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PZZ571-231615-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas around 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds. Hazy early this evening.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas around 12 ft, subsiding to 10 to
11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to
7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ575-231615-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt
late this evening and overnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Hazy early this evening.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft.
.MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ576-231615-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt late.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 10 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy early this evening.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 10 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding
to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ540-231615-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
easing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy
dense fog. Hazy in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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PZZ545-231615-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy early this evening.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 3.8 kt at 04:17 AM Thursday and 1.0 kt at 05:35 PM
Thursday.

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PZZ560-231615-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy early this evening.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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PZZ565-231615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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PZZ530-231615-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MEMORIAL DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ531-231615-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MEMORIAL DAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-231615-
Monterey Bay-
853 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W
5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
5 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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