COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

 
 FZUS56 KMTR 241630
 CWFMTR
 
 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
 FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY
 
 PZZ500-250030-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
 MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
 MARINE SANCTUARIES...
 
 NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AS HIGH
 PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THROUGH MIDWEEK. IN
 ADDITION TO NORTHERLY FLOW...A MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL WILL ALSO
 PERSIST. A COLD FRONT WILL WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE IN THE
 WEEK BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SWELLS.
 
 

 
 PZZ570-250030-
 POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
 10 FT AT 16 SECONDS. 
 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
 8 TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. 
 .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
 7 TO 9 FT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT
 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 12 TO 14 FT. CHANCE
 OF RAIN LATE.
 .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 11 TO
 13 FT.
 .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ540-250030-
 POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 16 SECONDS. 
 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7
 TO 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8
 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 7
 TO 9 FT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W
 SWELL 11 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
 .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT.
 .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
 8 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ545-250030-
 POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO
 9 FT AT 16 SECONDS. 
 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO
 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8
 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7
 TO 9 FT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
 LESS. W SWELL 9 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
 .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8
 FT.
 .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
 10 FT.
 
 .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
 
 IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
 PERIOD OF 16 SECONDS.
 
 ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
 OF 16 SECONDS. MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 1.0 KNOT AT 9:46 AM TUESDAY
 MORNING AND 1.4 KNOTS AT 8:46 PM TUESDAY EVENING.
 
 

 
 PZZ575-250030-
 PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8
 TO 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
 .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
 6 TO 8 FT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
 NW SWELL 12 TO 14 FT.
 .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 11 TO
 13 FT.
 .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ560-250030-
 PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
 8 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6
 TO 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
 .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8
 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6
 TO 8 FT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
 LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 FT. 
 .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT.
 .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ565-250030-
 POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL
 6 TO 8 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS. 
 .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6
 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6
 TO 8 FT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
 WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 10 TO 12 FT.
 .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT.
 .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
 9 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ530-250030-
 SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...NE TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
 .WED...NE TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 
 .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING W 10 KT. 
 .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
 .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
 
 

 
 PZZ535-250030-
 MONTEREY BAY-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...NE TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL
 3 TO 4 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
 LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
 .WED...NE TO N WINDS 5 KT. WIND WAVES SLIGHT. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT
 AT 13 SECONDS.
 .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
 WAVES SLIGHT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES SLIGHT.
 W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.
 .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7
 FT.
 .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W. WIND WAVES SLIGHT. W SWELL 4
 TO 6 FT.
 
 

 
 
 
 

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