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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 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

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153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

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

Winds continue to be fresh out of the northwest through Monday,
with stronger gusts over the far northern waters. Seas will
continue to build through the weekend, with wave heights up to 13
feet in the far northern outer waters as large, and shorter period
northwesterly swell continues to move into the waters. Seas begin
to abate Tuesday through the end of the forecast period.

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PZZ570-210915-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ576-210915-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense
fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in
the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A
slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.3 kt at 06:34 PM Friday and 2.0 kt at 07:27 AM
Saturday.

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PZZ560-210915-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to N after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ530-210915-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight
chance of drizzle in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight
chance of drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
153 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.

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


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