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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras
Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones,
and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries

PZZ500-301015-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

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

Gale force gusts continue in the outer waters and inner norther
water. These stronger winds will begin to reduce overnight and
into Thursday morning. Significant wave heights build to 12 to 14
feet by Thursday with an abating trend set for Friday into the
weekend.

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PZZ570-301015-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ571-301015-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt late.
Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW
12 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ576-301015-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt late.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
13 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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PZZ540-301015-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.

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PZZ545-301015-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt in the evening.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft
at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 1.3 kt at 10:54 PM Wednesday and 2.3 kt at 10:08 AM
Thursday.

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PZZ560-301015-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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PZZ565-301015-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ530-301015-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-301015-
Monterey Bay-
238 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.

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


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