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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

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214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

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

Surface high pressure will continue to allow for fair weather and
moderate northwesterly breezes to prevail today. As surface high
pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean begins to build and move
east tonight, winds will strengthen from a moderate northwesterly
breeze to a fresh northwesterly breeze. As a result, significant
wave heights will build to 12-15 feet by Tuesday before gradually
abating through the rest of the week.

$$

PZZ570-122215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around
2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 11 to 13 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ571-122215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ575-122215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. Mixed swell NW
2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
8 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to
8 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ576-122215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft
and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft
and SW around 2 ft.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to
9 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to
7 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ545-122215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W
swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds.
Areas of dense fog.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. Areas of dense
fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 6 to
8 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 to
8 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell
6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft
and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft
and SW around 2 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 18
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 18 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.4 kt at 07:24 AM Sunday and 1.0 kt at 09:33 PM
Sunday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 knots. Wind waves 1 ft.
Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at
18 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft
and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to
6 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 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 SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to
7 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft
and SW around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ530-122215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

PZZ535-122215-
Monterey Bay-
214 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W
swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W
swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W
swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell
4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft
and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft
and SW around 2 ft.

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


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