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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 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

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845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

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

Seas continue to abate and light to gentle northerly winds persist
through Tuesday. Hazardous seas return Wednesday as a cold front
arrives and brings moderate to fresh NW winds and rough seas to the
outer coastal waters. Locally stronger winds are expected over the
far northern outer waters.

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PZZ570-180415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft
this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.WED 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 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ571-180415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to
6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 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 10 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. Patchy fog.
.FRI 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 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ575-180415-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ576-180415-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 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 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers likely after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.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 13 seconds. Patchy dense 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. Areas of fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ545-180415-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 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 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.0 kt at 04:41 PM Tuesday and 2.8 kt at 05:06 AM
Wednesday.

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PZZ560-180415-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog
after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...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 showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 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.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Showers
likely.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
slight chance of showers in the evening.
.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. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Patchy fog.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 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. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Showers
likely.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 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 around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog.
.SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Areas of fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
845 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt late
this morning, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A slight chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Areas of fog.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Areas of fog.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.

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


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