Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Hawaii; Severe Weather in the Plains

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545)
Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA
Last Update: 253 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026
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Today: S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight chance of rain.

Tonight: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.

Fri: S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.

Fri Night: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then rain after midnight.

Sat: SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.

Sat Night: SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.

Sun: W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely.

Sun Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

Mon: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 seconds.

across the bar...swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.7 kt at 09:07 am thursday and 0.7 kt at 11:56 pm thursday.







Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545)

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