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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

Fresh to strong northerly winds continue to build across the coastal
waters with near gale force gusts possible through early Monday
morning. Gale force gusts are expected over the far northern outer
waters in this same time period, but begin to diminish late Sunday
night. Isolated gale force gusts remain possible across the far
southern outer waters through Sunday night. Northwest swell builds
through Monday as gusty conditions continue but looks to diminish by
the middle of next week. Light southerly swell continues to move
through the waters this weekend and through the upcoming work
week.

$$

PZZ570-211715-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

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

$$

PZZ571-211715-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft...building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...S winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW
swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ575-211715-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell around
5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...S winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW
swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ576-211715-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to
5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW
swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ540-211715-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots...diminishing to 10 to
20 knots after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell W
around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S up
to 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft
at 11 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ545-211715-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots...diminishing to 10 to
20 knots after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell around
2 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to
5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW
swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 1 to 2 ft at 14
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.5 kt at 03:54 AM Sunday and 1.7 kt at 03:54 PM
Sunday.

$$

PZZ560-211715-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots, becoming 15 to 20 knots after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell
NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 14 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. Mixed swell
NW 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ565-211715-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ530-211715-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots...becoming SW after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming SW 5 to 10 knots
after midnight.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

PZZ535-211715-
Monterey Bay-
903 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots...
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Wind waves 2 to
3 ft. Swell SW up to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W
swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to
3 ft and SW up to 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
around 2 ft and SW up to 2 ft.

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


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