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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 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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859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

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

Light moderate winds continue into the weekend with possible
gusty and strong winds in the northern outer waters that will pose
hazardous to small crafts into tonight before easing. Waves start
to diminish Thursday morning, bringing relatively calm conditions
over the waters into Friday.

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PZZ570-041615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds
and NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding
to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ571-041615-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
19 seconds. Hazy late this morning and afternoon. Patchy dense
fog late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy with
patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy in the evening.
Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE late this morning and
early afternoon, veering to S late. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Hazy late this
morning and afternoon. Patchy dense fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening. Hazy.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S late this morning and
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog late.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
18 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Hazy late
this morning. Hazy with patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy
with patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Hazy.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy in the
evening. Patchy fog.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.0 kt at 03:14 AM Thursday and 1.3 kt at 04:19 PM
Thursday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Hazy late this morning
and afternoon. Patchy dense fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Hazy in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Hazy late this morning
and afternoon. Patchy dense fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Hazy with patchy
dense fog in the evening.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Hazy
after midnight.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Hazy in the morning.
.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.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late
this morning and afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Hazy
after midnight.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Hazy in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
859 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog late
this morning. Hazy this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Hazy
with patchy dense fog.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Hazy with
patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Hazy in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds. Hazy in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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


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