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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

PZZ500-282215-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

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

Strong northwesterly winds to will persist through the weekend
posing hazardous conditions for small crafts. Periods of gale
force gusts will occur through the weekend into the work-week,
especially over the coastal waters. Winds continue to increase
during the first half of the week lasting through Thursday.
Moderate period northwesterly swell will continue to move through
the waters through Thursday causing wave heights up to 12 feet.

$$

PZZ570-282215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
this afternoon. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at
13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW
swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 9 to 10 ft. NW swell
around 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ571-282215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW
swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves around 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ575-282215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 10 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves around 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves around 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ576-282215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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

$$

PZZ540-282215-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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

$$

PZZ545-282215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
this afternoon. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at
13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 14
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.7 kt at 07:04 AM Sunday and 0.8 kt at 09:17 PM
Sunday.

$$

PZZ560-282215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
this afternoon. Gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW
swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ565-282215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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

$$

PZZ530-282215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

$$

PZZ531-282215-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

PZZ535-282215-
Monterey Bay-
259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
with gusts up to 35 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W
swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W
swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft.

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


$$