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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

PZZ500-122215-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

Moderate to fresh northwesterly breezes to continue into the
morning. During the afternoon, winds will strengthen to fresh to
strong and transition southwesterly ahead of an incoming low
pressure system. This system will bring rain, near gale force gusts,
and a 20% chance for thunderstorms to the coastal waters through
Saturday. A chance for occasional gale force gusts remains possible
particularly in the southern coastal waters. Moderate period
northwesterly swell will continue through the weekend.

$$

PZZ570-122215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell
around 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain likely with isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 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 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 12 to 14 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind
waves 13 to 15 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ571-122215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell
around 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
fog. Rain.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain with isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW
swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Isolated thunderstorms.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 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 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 11 to 13 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 12 to 14 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ575-122215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell
around 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
fog. Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain with isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 9 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to
8 ft at 11 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 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ576-122215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at
13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell
around 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely.
.SAT...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 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
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.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell around 5 ft and S around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell around 5 ft and S around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ540-122215-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell
3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy
fog. Rain.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain with isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ545-122215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell
2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
fog. Rain.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain with isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W
swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to
6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell Moderate to fresh northerly breezes will continue through the night.
By tomorrow afternoon, an incoming low pressure system will cause
winds to become southwesterly ahead of the associated cold front.
This low pressure system will bring rain, strong winds with gale
force gusts possible, and a 20% chance for thunderstorms to the
coastal waters through Saturday. Moderate period northwesterly
swell will continue to build through the weekend.NW 2 to 4 ft and
S around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 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 14 seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.3 kt at 07:06 AM Friday and 1.2 kt at 08:44 PM
Friday.

$$

PZZ560-122215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell
2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
fog. Rain.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain with isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 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 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell
NW 3 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ565-122215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at
13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain with isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ530-122215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Rain likely.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 knots.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ531-122215-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Rain.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 knots.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ535-122215-
Monterey Bay-
239 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.
W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain
likely.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


$$