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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

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838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

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

Moderate northwesterly winds tonight into Monday. Dry weather
prevails through the forecast period as high pressure builds by
Monday night and moves eastward. Beginning Tuesday night and
continuing into Thursday, winds will become more northerly and
strengthen to gale force winds, mostly over the outer waters.
Significant wave heights will build beginning Tuesday with wave
heights between 12 to 15 feet by mid-week. The combination of strong
winds and elevated seas will pose hazardous conditions from
Tuesday through the end of the work week.

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PZZ570-061615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW
swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to
3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 to
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 to 6 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft at 11 seconds and NW
2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft and NW 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft and W 2 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ571-061615-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots this
morning. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds
and NW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 2 to
4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 to
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 to
5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft at 11 seconds and NW
4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft and NW 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft and NW 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ575-061615-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 to 6 ft
at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 to
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 to 4 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 10 seconds and NW
4 to 6 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft and NW 11 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft and NW 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ576-061615-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves around 2 ft...building to 4 to 5 ft this afternoon. NW
swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 to 5 ft
at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 to
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 to
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 11 seconds and NW
4 to 6 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft and NW 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft and NW 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ540-061615-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots this
afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds
and NW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 to
3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 to
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 to 5 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW
swell 9 to 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft and NW 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft and W 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ545-061615-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and W up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and W up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 to
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 to 3 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 to
6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
6 to 8 ft and NW 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft and W 3 to 5 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 14
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 7 to 9 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.1 kt at 03:30 AM Monday and 1.9 kt at 03:55 PM
Monday.

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PZZ560-061615-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft...
building to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. W swell 6 to 7 ft at
9 seconds and W up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and W up to
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 to 5 ft
at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 to
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 to 4 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and NW
4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft and NW 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft and NW 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ565-061615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
this afternoon. Gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW
swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 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. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 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. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 to 5 ft
at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 to
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 to 3 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and NW
2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft and NW 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft and NW 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ530-061615-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

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

$$

PZZ531-061615-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

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

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

$$

PZZ535-061615-
Monterey Bay-
838 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W
swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves around 2 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves around 2 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 to 3 ft
at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves around 2 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 to
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 to 3 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves around 4 ft. W
swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft and W 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft and W 4 to 6 ft.

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


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