Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
PZZ500-221730-
901 PM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Southerly winds and seas decrease Sunday. Rain chances increase
across northern waters tonight then spread farther south Monday
night through Tuesday night. Winds and seas increase Tuesday then
begin to ease by Wednesday of next week.
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PZZ571-221730- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 901 PM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY TONIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain late this evening and overnight. SUN S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. MON NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. TUE S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. TUE NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. WED N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$
PZZ571-221730- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 901 PM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY TONIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain late this evening and overnight. SUN S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. MON NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. TUE S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. TUE NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. WED N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$