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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

PZZ500-221530-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

Light to moderate winds continue into early Friday. An
approaching low pressure system brings increased rain chances and
breezy to gusty westerly to southerly winds starting Friday
through the weekend. The strongest winds and highest thunderstorm
potential (10 to 20 percent probability) will occur over the
weekend. Wave heights will gradually increase through the weekend
before diminishing in the work week.

$$

PZZ570-221530-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 18 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ571-221530-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming S 10 to 15 knots with
gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Wind waves 1 ft...building
to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 17 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...W winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ575-221530-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at
18 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 14 seconds and S around
2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. W swell 8 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ576-221530-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft...building to
3 to 4 ft after midnight. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft at 18 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 17 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 15 seconds and S around
2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. W swell 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell
4 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ540-221530-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft
at 18 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this
evening. Rain after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves around 5 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S up
to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ545-221530-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell
6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and S up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain and
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S up to
2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 18
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 18 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.0 kt at 03:49 AM Friday and 2.1 kt at 03:55 PM
Friday.

$$

PZZ560-221530-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ565-221530-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots...
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Wind waves 1 ft...
building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. W swell 2 to 3 ft at
18 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 17 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 16 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ530-221530-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain
likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. A
chance of rain.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots. Rain and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds around 10 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ531-221530-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming SW 5 to 10 knots
after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots. Rain and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ535-221530-
Monterey Bay-
802 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming SW around 5 knots
after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at
17 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds and SW up to
2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW up to
2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W
swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft and SW up to 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


$$


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