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FZUS56 KMTR 190956
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY

PZZ500-191630-
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL RESULT IN MODERATE
NORTHWEST WINDS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND CAUSE STRONGER WINDS MIDWEEK.

$$

PZZ570-191630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
9 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
10 TO 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
11 TO 14 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO
13 FT. S SWELL 3 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
12 FT.

$$

PZZ540-191630-
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.

$$

PZZ545-191630-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT...INCREASING TO
3 TO 10 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT AND SW 3 FT.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS.

ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
OF 10 SECONDS. MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 1.2 KNOTS AT 12:08 PM SUNDAY
AND 1.7 KNOTS AT 12:53 AM MONDAY.

$$

PZZ575-191630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
10 TO 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
10 TO 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS...INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 FT AT 9 SECONDS. S
SWELL 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL
12 TO 15 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO
13 FT.

$$

PZZ560-191630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6
TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL NW
4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
5 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AND S 3 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT AND SW 3 FT.

$$

PZZ565-191630-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL NW
4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
12 FT AND S 3 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT. S SWELL 3 FT.

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PZZ530-191630-
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT.
.MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.THU...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.

$$

PZZ535-191630-
MONTEREY BAY-
256 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THEN DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT
AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...SE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W
SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES LESS
THAN 2 FT...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 TO
7 FT AND SW 3 FT.

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