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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 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

PZZ500-192230-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

Northwesterly winds increase and seas will become rougher in the
outer waters through the day. Winds and seas remain elevated
through the weekend but ease into the next work week.


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PZZ570-192230-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ571-192230-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ575-192230-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog until
late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ576-192230-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. A slight
chance of very light drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ540-192230-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ545-192230-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.7 kt at 05:54 AM Thursday and 4.0 kt at 05:59 PM
Thursday.

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PZZ560-192230-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, becoming around 5 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy dense
fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle in the evening. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ565-192230-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A
chance of drizzle until late afternoon, then a slight chance of
drizzle late. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very
light drizzle in the morning. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ530-192230-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

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PZZ531-192230-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-192230-
Monterey Bay-
250 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft this afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late
afternoon. A slight chance of drizzle.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy
dense fog.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog
in the evening.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.

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


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