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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 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

PZZ500-171015-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

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

Northwest winds continue to gradually decrease today in the wake
of yesterday`s cold front. All gale warnings have expired as of 3
PM. Rough seas have built in the NW waters and will gradually
abate through the next 24 hours. There is a bit of a break on
Tuesday before a second cold front brings the return of strong NW
winds and rough seas to the exposed coastal waters. Overall it
will be a challenging week for smaller craft.

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PZZ570-171015-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the
evening, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of drizzle
after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. A slight
chance of drizzle in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ571-171015-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light
drizzle.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of very
light drizzle after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ575-171015-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ576-171015-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ540-171015-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light
drizzle.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the
evening, then rain likely with a slight chance of drizzle after
midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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PZZ545-171015-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light
drizzle. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of very
light drizzle after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 2.5 kt at 03:58 PM Monday and 2.8 kt at 04:16 AM
Tuesday.

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PZZ560-171015-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
8 seconds. Rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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PZZ565-171015-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ530-171015-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
chance of rain with a slight chance of very light drizzle after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely.
A slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog.
.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 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ531-171015-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late.
Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle
early. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-171015-
Monterey Bay-
257 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog
in the morning. Rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance
of rain in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.

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


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