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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
814 PM 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

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814 PM 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...

The pressure gradient between subtropical high pressure over the
Eastern Pacific Ocean and low pressure over the West Coast will
support strong northwesterly breezes and rough seas in the outer
waters through Monday. Northwesterly breezes decrease and seas
abate beginning Tuesday. Seas rebuild to become rough in the outer
waters towards the end of the forecast period.

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PZZ570-221615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.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.
.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...NW 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, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 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.
.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 5 to 10 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.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.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. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.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. Patchy dense fog
in the evening.
.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.
.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.
.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.
.TUE NIGHT...W 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.
.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 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.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and
overnight.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog
in the morning.
.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.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.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 around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and
overnight.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.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.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds.
.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.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog until early morning. Areas
of dense fog late.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NE 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.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

.....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 1.6 kt at 08:22 AM Sunday and 4.1 kt at 07:50 PM
Sunday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt this evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.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...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.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.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense
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 dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 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...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.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.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. 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.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU 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-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light and variable. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 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, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming W 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.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
814 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
evening, then becoming light and variable after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late this evening and overnight.
.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.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog
in the evening.
.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.
.TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.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.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.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.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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


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