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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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

Dry weather to continue through next weekend. West to northwesterly
winds will gradually transition northerly overnight tonight into
Tuesday. As the high pressure system continues to build and move
eastward, winds will strengthen starting Tuesday with gale force
gusts Tuesday night through Wednesday night with the strongest gusts
located along the Big Sur Coast and northern outer coastal waters.
Significant wave heights will build to heights to 15 to 16 feet by
mid-week. Conditions will be extremely hazardous for all but the
largest vessels Tuesday and Wednesday and extreme caution should be
exercised during this time.

$$

PZZ570-071615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 to 5 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 12 to 14 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 13 to 15 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft and S around 2 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ571-071615-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 4 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds and S around
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 11 to 13 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 12 to 14 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
8 to 10 ft and S around 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to
6 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ575-071615-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.
NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 4 ft at 20 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds and S around
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 11 to 13 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 12 to 14 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to
9 ft and S around 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to
5 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ576-071615-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 knots...becoming NW 15 to 20 knots this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft...building
to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 to 3 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds and S around
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 11 to 13 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 11 to 13 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft and S around 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to
5 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ540-071615-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 to 4 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S up to
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW
swell 10 to 12 ft at 12 seconds and S up to 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to
7 ft and S up to 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to
5 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ545-071615-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 to 3 ft at 20 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW
swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft and SW up to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
2 to 4 ft and SW up to 2 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 4.5 kt at 04:07 AM Tuesday and 1.7 kt at 04:49 PM
Tuesday.

$$

PZZ560-071615-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming NW 15 to 20 knots with
gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft...
subsiding to 2 ft this afternoon. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds
and W 2 to 3 ft at 20 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds and S up to
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW
swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

$$

PZZ565-071615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and W up to
2 ft at 20 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds and S up to
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW
swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

$$

PZZ530-071615-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots.

$$

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...W winds around 5 knots...increasing to 15 to 20 knots
with gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 knots.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots.

$$

PZZ535-071615-
Monterey Bay-
834 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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

.TODAY...N winds around 5 knots, becoming W 15 to 20 knots with
gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves around 2 ft. W
swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and W up to 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 20 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW up to
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft
at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W
swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
4 to 6 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft and SW up to 2 ft.

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


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