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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

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858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

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

Moderate NW winds will be enhanced in the coastal jet regions
Tuesday afternoon. By Wednesday, an approaching cold front will
cause winds to shift to a fresh southerly breeze as rough seas
begin to build. A stronger low pressure system arrives off the
coast on Friday, further deteriorating marine conditions.

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PZZ570-261615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds and NW 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell around 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW
3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 to 3 ft
at 20 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 to 7 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W 7 to 8 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Swell W 8 to 10 ft at 15 seconds. A chance
of rain.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W 11 to 13 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell W 11 to 13 ft. Rain.

$$

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft...
subsiding to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at
16 seconds and NW 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell around 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW
3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 to 3 ft
at 20 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 to 7 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W 7 to
8 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Swell
W 8 to 9 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W
11 to 13 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell W 10 to 12 ft. Rain.

$$

PZZ575-261615-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft...
subsiding to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at
16 seconds and NW 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell around 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW
3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 to 3 ft
at 20 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W
swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 to 6 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Swell W
around 8 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell
W 8 to 9 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell NW
9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell NW 10 to 12 ft. Rain.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 9 ft...subsiding to 6 ft this afternoon. NW swell 3 to
5 ft at 16 seconds and NW 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW
3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 to
3 ft at 20 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 to
6 ft at 20 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell NW
7 to 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell
NW 8 to 10 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell NW
9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell NW 10 to 12 ft. Rain.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and W 2 to 4 ft
at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 2 to
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 to 3 ft
at 20 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 to
7 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W 6 to 8 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Swell W 7 to 9 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W
10 to 12 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W 10 to 12 ft. Rain.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell
3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and W 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell
2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and W around 2 ft at 20 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W
swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 to 5 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Swell W 5 to
7 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell
W 6 to 8 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Swell W 9 to
11 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W 9 to 11 ft. Rain.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 6 ft at 15 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.8 kt at 06:00 AM Tuesday and 1.9 kt at 06:31 PM
Tuesday.

$$

PZZ560-261615-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft...
subsiding to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. W swell 3 to 5 ft at
16 seconds and W 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 to
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and W around
2 ft at 20 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 to
5 ft at 20 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. Swell W
6 to 7 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell
W 7 to 9 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W 8 to
10 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. Swell W 9 to 11 ft. Rain.

$$

PZZ565-261615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft...subsiding to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 to
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 to 3 ft
at 21 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 to
4 ft at 20 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W 6 to
8 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Swell W 7 to 9 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell NW 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. Swell NW 10 to 12 ft. Rain.

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PZZ530-261615-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 10 to 15 knots
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. A
chance of rain.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Rain.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming 10 to 20 knots with
gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Rain likely.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 knots.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Rain.

$$

PZZ535-261615-
Monterey Bay-
858 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots this
afternoon. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds
and W 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 2 to
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and W around
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 to
3 ft at 20 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Swell W 4 to
6 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Swell W 6 to 8 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell W 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. Swell W 7 to 9 ft. Rain likely.

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


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