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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

PZZ500-141730-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

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

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will impact the waters tonight
before diminishing in coverage on Sunday. Moderate period
northwesterly swell will continue to build through the waters
through tonight beginning its abating trend Sunday.

$$

PZZ570-141730-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
8 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms this evening. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 11 to 13 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves around 12 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves around 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ571-141730-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms this evening, then a chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 11 to 12 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ575-141730-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft...
subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. NW swell 9 to 10 ft at
12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Showers this evening.
A chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 10 to 12 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 12 seconds and
SW around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S around 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ576-141730-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots...becoming SW 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 knots this evening. Wind waves
5 to 7 ft. NW swell 9 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at
16 seconds. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 13 seconds
and S 2 to 3 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ540-141730-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots this
evening. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after
midnight. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at
16 seconds. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms
this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ545-141730-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms this evening, then a chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to
6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell
2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW
swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell
2 to 3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 6 seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 6 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 1.0 kt at 09:48 PM Saturday and 3.0 kt at 08:34 AM
Sunday.

$$

PZZ560-141730-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots this
evening. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft...subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after
midnight. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at
16 seconds. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell
NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at
19 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ565-141730-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots...
becoming S 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after
midnight. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Showers and a chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ530-141730-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots this
evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms this evening. A chance
of showers.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 knots.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ531-141730-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. A
slight chance of thunderstorms this evening. Showers likely.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. A slight
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 knots.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ535-141730-
Monterey Bay-
916 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 knots, becoming 15 to 20 knots after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 5
to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 3 ft. W swell
around 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
around 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to
3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to
3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


$$