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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 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

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245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

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

Light to moderate winds persist into the weekend. Waves start to
diminish this morning, bringing relatively calm conditions over
the waters into Friday.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...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.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 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 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU...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 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
2 ft at 5 seconds, 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 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds
and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...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...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 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
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds,
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy
dense fog late.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.FRI...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 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW 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...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 ft at 11
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.0 kt at 03:14 AM Thursday and 1.3 kt at 04:19 PM
Thursday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy
dense fog late.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and
S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...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 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...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 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or
less.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.

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


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