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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

 
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 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
 FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY
 
 PZZ500-240000-
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
 MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
 MARINE SANCTUARIES...
 
 HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OVER THE EASTERN
 PACIFIC PRODUCING NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS.
 THE STRONGEST NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF POINT SUR.
 MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS AND ALSO
 PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.
 
 

 
 PZZ570-240000-
 POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. 
 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8
 TO 10 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
 10 FT AT 17 SECONDS. 
 .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
 8 TO 10 FT.
 .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
 FT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W
 SWELL 11 TO 13 FT.
 .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO
 12 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ540-240000-
 POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE. 
 WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...EASING. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 17 SECONDS. 
 .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
 7 TO 9 FT. 
 .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
 9 FT. SWELL 2 FT OR LESS. 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W
 SWELL 10 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
 .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT.  
 
 

 
 PZZ545-240000-
 POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
 TONIGHT...
 
 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. 
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7
 TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT
 AT 17 SECONDS. 
 .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT IN THE EVENING...
 BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
 .WED...N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...
 BECOMING 3 FT. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W
 SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. 
 .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT. 
 
 .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
 
 IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A
 DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS.
 
 ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 
 11 SECONDS. SEAS OCCASIONALLY UP TO 14 FEET DURING MAXIMUM EBB
 CURRENT OF 0.9 KNOTS AT 8:55 AM THIS MORNING AND 1.4 KNOTS AT 8:46
 PM MONDAY EVENING.
 
 

 
 PZZ575-240000-
 PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND
 WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
 8 TO 10 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT
 AT 17 SECONDS. 
 .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
 8 TO 9 FT. 
 .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
 9 FT. 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
 NW SWELL 12 TO 14 FT. 
 .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 12 TO
 14 FT.  
 
 

 
 PZZ560-240000-
 PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT LATE.
 WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
 .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. SWELL 2 FT OR LESS.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
 10 FT.
 .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 9 TO 11
 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ565-240000-
 POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7
 TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS. 
 .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR
 LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
 .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT
 OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W
 SWELL 10 TO 12 FT. 
 .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 10 TO
 12 FT.  
 
 

 
 PZZ530-240000-
 SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 
 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
 .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. 
 .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT.
 .WED...NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W BY EVENING. 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...SW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON.
 .FRI...NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON.
 
 

 
 PZZ535-240000-
 MONTEREY BAY-
 831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 
 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
 WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
 .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 17 SECONDS. 
 .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
 WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. 
 .WED...NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND
 WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...N WINDS 5 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NW 10
 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
 .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

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