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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 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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847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

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

Fresh northerly winds continue over the waters today, but decrease
to become moderate Saturday. Gentle to moderate winds then
persist through much of next week, but turn to become more
southerly on Sunday as low pressure approaches the region.
Significant wave heights between 10 to 12 ft continue over the
outer coastal waters with peak wave heights between 12 to 14 ft
expected over the far northern outer coastal waters.


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PZZ570-130430-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to
11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very
light drizzle in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of drizzle after
midnight.
.SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at
18 seconds.

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PZZ571-130430-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024


.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
slight chance of very light drizzle early this morning. Patchy
dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of very light
drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very light
drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 18 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A
slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...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.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very
light drizzle in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A
slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...SW 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. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of drizzle after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy
dense fog.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning.
Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning.
Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
18 seconds. Patchy fog.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 11
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.8 kt at 09:53 AM Friday and 1.4 kt at 10:55 PM
Friday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...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 fog. A slight
chance of drizzle after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of fog.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...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 fog in the
evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of fog.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at
18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog.

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PZZ530-130430-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 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, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 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. A slight chance of very
light drizzle in the morning.
.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.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE 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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PZZ531-130430-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt. Waves around
2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 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. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
847 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog
early this morning, then patchy dense fog late this morning and
early afternoon. A slight chance of drizzle late this morning and
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the evening.
Patchy dense fog in the evening, then areas of dense fog after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Areas of fog.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of fog in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog
after midnight.

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


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