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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
760 FZUS56 KMTR 020727 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones, and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries PZZ500-022015- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh to strong northerly winds with gale force gusts possible continue over the outer coastal waters into Tuesday. Winds will diminish and become moderate to fresh by mid-week as surface high pressure strengthens and moves eastward. In general, north to northwest winds prevail through the forecast period but wind direction may become more variable by late week as winds weaken. Elevated significant wave heights between 10-12 feet continue through mid-week before abating by the late week. Portions of the northern outer waters may see peak wave heights between 12-16 feet through mid-week. $$ PZZ570-022015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. $$ PZZ571-022015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. $$ PZZ575-022015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. $$ PZZ576-022015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. $$ PZZ540-022015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ545-022015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog late. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 7 to 9 ft at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 3.8 kt at 01:48 AM Tuesday and 1.2 kt at 02:27 PM Tuesday. $$ PZZ560-022015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ565-022015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ530-022015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-022015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-022015- Monterey Bay- 1227 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$