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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

PZZ500-301015-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

A strong northerly pressure gradient will maintain hazardous
conditions due to gale force wind gusts. Gale force wind gusts
of 40 to 45 knots will be possible over the outer waters and
portions of the immediate coast near Point Reyes and Point Sur.
The strong winds will result in fresh steep wind waves with
heights reaching 10 to 12 feet. Conditions will gradually improve
late in the week into next week.

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PZZ570-301015-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind
waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 12 to 13 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 11 to 13 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell around 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ571-301015-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 13 to 14 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 11 to 13 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell around 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ575-301015-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 13 to 14 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 11 to 13 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell around 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ576-301015-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 12 to 13 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind
waves 12 to 13 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 13 to 14 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 12 to 14 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell around 2 ft.
.SAT...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.

$$

PZZ540-301015-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind
waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 50 knots.
Wind waves 11 to 13 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ545-301015-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 13
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 0.8 kt at 10:22 PM Monday and 2.7 kt at 08:48 AM
Tuesday.

$$

PZZ560-301015-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell around 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ565-301015-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 11 to 13 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind
waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 11 to 13 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell
2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft and SW up to 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ530-301015-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots...becoming NW 10 to 15 knots
after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.

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PZZ531-301015-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots...
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.

$$

PZZ535-301015-
Monterey Bay-
256 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell
2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell
around 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W
swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW
swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell
2 to 4 ft.

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


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