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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
000 FZUS56 KMTR 241535 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 PZZ500-250445- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds will be gentle to moderate across the waters through this afternoon as a low pressure system exits to the east. Tonight and tomorrow, winds will prevail as a moderate northwesterly breeze. A cold front will traverse across the region on Friday, bringing strong and gusty northwesterly winds with gale force gusts likely through the weekend. Moderate period northwesterly swell will continue to move through the waters through Saturday. $$ PZZ570-250445- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming NW 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft this afternoon. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ571-250445- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming N 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft this afternoon. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...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 at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ575-250445- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft this afternoon. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ576-250445- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft this afternoon. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ540-250445- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming NW 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft this afternoon. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and SW up to 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ545-250445- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 knots...becoming SW this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft this afternoon. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft and SW around 2 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.3 kt at 06:02 PM Wednesday and 3.7 kt at 05:26 AM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-250445- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft this afternoon. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ565-250445- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft this afternoon. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S up to 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ530-250445- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ531-250445- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .TODAY...S winds around 5 knots, becoming W 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ535-250445- Monterey Bay- 835 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming SW 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft this afternoon. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft and SW up to 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and SW up to 2 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$
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