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.