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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 191541 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 PZZ500-200415- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Light to moderate breezes out of the northwest and fair weather prevail over much of the waters through at least Saturday afternoon. Come the evening of Saturday, northwesterly winds increase to become strong and gusty. Swell builds into Sunday out of the northwest as gusty conditions continue but looks to diminish towards the middle part of the next week. Light southerly swell continues to move through the waters this weekend and through the next work week. $$ PZZ570-200415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S around 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ571-200415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S around 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. Swell S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ575-200415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S around 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. Swell S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ576-200415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S around 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Swell S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ540-200415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Swell S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell W around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and SW around 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ545-200415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 knots...becoming W this afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 ft at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.7 kt at 02:36 PM Friday and 2.3 kt at 03:22 AM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-200415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ565-200415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Swell S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 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. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ530-200415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 knots. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ531-200415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 .TODAY...W winds around 5 knots...increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 knots. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ535-200415- Monterey Bay- 841 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Swell SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell SW up to 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and SW up to 2 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft and SW up to 2 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$
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