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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 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

PZZ500-212215-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

Northwesterly winds gusty over the outer waters, lighter winds
elsewhere across the waters. Seas will be moderate, continuing
to build and remain rough in the outer waters. Winds decrease
and seas abate beginning Tuesday.

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PZZ570-212215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming NW
15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE 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 13 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-212215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt early this
afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-212215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. Patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-212215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-212215-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle early this morning. Patchy dense fog early
this morning, then areas of dense fog late this morning. Patchy
dense fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in
the evening. Areas of fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

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PZZ545-212215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle early this morning. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in
the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
Patchy fog.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.0 kt at 07:27 AM Saturday and 4.3 kt at 07:11 PM
Saturday.

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PZZ560-212215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. Patchy fog late.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

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PZZ565-212215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this morning,
backing to S this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

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PZZ530-212215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight
chance of very light drizzle this morning. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ531-212215-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight
chance of very light drizzle this morning. Patchy fog until late
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-212215-
Monterey Bay-
235 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas 3
to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very
light drizzle this morning. Areas of dense fog this morning, then
patchy fog early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Areas of fog.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. A
slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in
the evening.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.WED...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.

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


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