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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

 
 FZUS56 KMTR 242230
 CWFMTR
 
 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
 FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY
 
 PZZ500-250730-
 230 PM 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...
 
 SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN ON
 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
 THIS WILL MEAN INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SWELLS FOR THE WEEKEND.
 
 

 
 PZZ570-250730-
 POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .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 AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 12 TO 14 FT.
 .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 11 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
 .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.
 .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11
 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ540-250730-
 POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .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 AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W
 SWELL 11 TO 13 FT.
 .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL
 11 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
 .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.
 .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10
 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ545-250730-
 POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. 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 AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
 W SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. 
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 9
 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
 .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 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
 10 FT. 
 .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 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 1.2 KNOTS AT 9:46 PM THIS
 EVENING AND 1.2 KNOTS AT 10:36 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
 
 

 
 PZZ575-250730-
 PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .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 AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW
 SWELL 12 TO 14 FT. 
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL
 11 TO 13 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.
 .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ560-250730-
 PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .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 AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT... INCREASING TO 9 TO
 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 10
 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
 .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.
 .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ565-250730-
 POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .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 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
 AFTERNOON. 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 AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 10 TO 12 FT.
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 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.
 .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ530-250730-
 SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
 .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 
 .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
 .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
 .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
 .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
 .SUN...N WINDS 5 KT. 
 
 

 
 PZZ535-250730-
 MONTEREY BAY-
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE BY 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. WIND WAVES SLIGHT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT
 AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. 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...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
 .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

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