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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
000 FZUS56 KMTR 130936 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 PZZ500-132215- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Breezy fresh to strong winds continue across the coastal waters ahead of an incoming low pressure system and it`s cold front. The occasional near gale force gust, particularly in the southern coastal waters, cannot be ruled out. With this system, widespread light to moderate rain will continue through Saturday morning before transitioning to a more scattered, convective precipitation mode by the afternoon. Thunderstorm potential increases to 25 to 30% Saturday afternoon and evening with chances decreasing overnight into Sunday morning. Moderate period northwesterly swell will continue to build through the waters through Saturday before beginning its abating trend Sunday. $$ PZZ570-132215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 12 to 14 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 11 to 13 ft. NW swell around 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ571-132215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 11 to 13 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 11 to 13 ft. NW swell around 4 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ575-132215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Numerous showers. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 10 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ576-132215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Numerous showers. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 14 seconds and S around 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ540-132215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. Showers. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ545-132215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Showers. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 6 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 6 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 3.7 kt at 07:46 AM Saturday and 1.0 kt at 09:48 PM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-132215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Showers. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ565-132215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Showers. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and S around 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ530-132215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 knots. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 knots. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ531-132215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Showers. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 knots. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 knots. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ535-132215- Monterey Bay- 236 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds. Showers. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$
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