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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

PZZ500-222245-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

Today an approaching low pressure system and its accompanying
cold front will bring rain and fresh southerly breezes to the
waters from the northwest to the southeast. Winds will briefly
become westerly behind the cold front before strong northwesterly
breezes prevail by Sunday. There exists up to a 25% chance for
thunderstorm potential Saturday morning through Sunday morning
over the waters.

$$

PZZ570-222245-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...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 15 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ571-222245-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ575-222245-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. W swell
4 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain
likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 14 seconds and S around
2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. W swell 8 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ576-222245-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
3 to 4 ft at 17 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain
likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 15 seconds and S around
2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. W swell 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ540-222245-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves around 2 ft...building to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. W swell
2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. W
swell 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S up
to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ545-222245-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft...
building to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. W swell 2 to 4 ft at
16 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell
6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and S up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain and
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S up to
2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance
of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 18
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 18 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.0 kt at 03:49 AM Friday and 2.1 kt at 03:55 PM
Friday.

$$

PZZ560-222245-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming S 15 to 25 knots with
gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves around 2 ft...
building to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. W swell 2 to 4 ft at
16 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance
of rain and thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ565-222245-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming S 15 to 25 knots with
gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W
swell 2 to 4 ft at 17 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
chance of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 16 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ530-222245-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming SW 10 to 20 knots with
gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon. Rain likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Rain
and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ531-222245-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming S 10 to 20 knots with
gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Rain likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Rain likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. A
chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW 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.

$$

PZZ535-222245-
Monterey Bay-
305 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming SW 15 to 25 knots with
gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W
swell 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 16 seconds. A
chance of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW up to
2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds. Showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft and SW up to 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


$$


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