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FZUS56 KMTR 210448  
CWFMTR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 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  
 
PZZ500-211730-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING  
THE MONTEREY BAY...GREATER FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL  
MARINE SANCTUARIES...  
 
SOUTHERLY WINDS WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE OVER COASTAL WATER  
THIS EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE  
CALIFORNIA COAST. ONCE THE STORM MOVES ONSHORE, IT WILL BE  
FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT THAT BEGINS TO SWEEP THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW  
MORNING BRINGING RAIN, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, GUSTY WINDS, AND  
BUILDING SWELL. EXPECT PERIODS OF GALE FORCE GUSTS TO DEVELOP  
NORTH OF POINT REYES OVERNIGHT, THEN SPREADING SOUTH BY SUNRISE  
OVER THE WATERS OFF OF THE SF PENINSULA. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN  
ELEVATED THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK WITH 15 TO 20 FOOT WAVES MONDAY  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EXPECT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFTS  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THE ELEVATED  
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ENHANCED SHOALING AT HARBOR  
ENTRANCES AND BARS.  
 
 
 
PZZ570-211730-  
WATERS FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10-60 NM-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING S  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO  
12 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 19 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, S 8 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SE  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN  
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, SE  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 18 SECONDS. RAIN,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 21 FT AT 20 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
15 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
W 19 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE  
W WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
16 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
W 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
PZZ571-211730-  
WATERS FROM POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10-60 NM-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO  
13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT  
AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN RAIN  
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SAT  
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING TO 15 TO  
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
PATCHY FOG.    
SUN  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO  
13 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 18 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 20 FT AT 20 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
13 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 20 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 16 FT  
AT 18 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
11 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
W 15 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
PZZ575-211730-  
WATERS FROM PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10-60 NM-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN RAIN LATE.    
SAT  
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND W 18 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN  
LIKELY.    
SUN  
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO  
12 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 16 FT AT 16 SECONDS.  
RAIN. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO  
19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 19 FT AT 20 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
13 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 19 FT AT 20 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT 18 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
12 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 14 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 10 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
PZZ576-211730-  
WATERS FROM POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10-60 NM-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.    
SAT  
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO  
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, SE  
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 17 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 17 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY  
FOG.    
SUN  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN  
LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO  
11 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 15 FT AT 16 SECONDS.  
RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
MON  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO  
19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 19 FT AT 20 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.    
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 17 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 19 FT AT 20 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING. RAIN.   
TUE  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 14 FT  
AT 18 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 17 SECONDS.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
PZZ540-211730-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES CALIFORNIA OUT TO  
10 NM-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND W 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS  
EVENING, THEN RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SAT  
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING SE  
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO  
17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W  
16 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO  
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, S 2 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO  
12 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 16 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY DENSE FOG.    
MON  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 20 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
11 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 17 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 14 FT  
AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT  
16 SECONDS.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
W 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W  
9 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ545-211730-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT CALIFORNIA OUT TO  
10 NM-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. RAIN LATE.    
SAT  
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING TO 15 TO  
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
W 14 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO  
13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 14 FT AT 16 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO  
13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.  
PATCHY DENSE FOG.    
MON  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 15 FT  
AT 21 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
10 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 15 FT AT 20 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT  
18 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..  
 
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...MIXED SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT AT 15  
SECONDS.  
 
ACROSS THE BAR...MIXED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MAXIMUM  
EBB CURRENT OF 1.4 KT AT 09:33 AM SATURDAY AND 1.9 KT AT 09:11 PM  
SATURDAY.  
 
 
 
PZZ560-211730-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS CALIFORNIA OUT TO  
10 NM-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.    
SAT  
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO  
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, S 5 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND  
W 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO  
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 15 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN  
LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
13 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.   
MON  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 16 FT  
AT 20 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.   
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
11 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 16 FT AT 20 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
TUE  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ565-211730-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
CALIFORNIA OUT TO 10 NM-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
LATE.    
SAT  
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND  
W 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 15 FT  
AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
PATCHY FOG.    
MON  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 17 FT AT 20 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
PATCHY FOG.    
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 17 FT AT 20 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.    
TUE  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT  
18 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 12 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
W 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
PZZ530-211730-  
SAN PABLO BAY, SUISUN BAY, THE WEST DELTA AND THE SAN FRANCISCO  
BAY NORTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. RAIN LATE.    
SAT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN  
LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.  
PATCHY FOG.    
MON  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY  
FOG.    
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
TUE  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN,  
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
CHRISTMAS DAY  
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS.  
PATCHY FOG.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.  
 
 
 
PZZ531-211730-  
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE LATE THIS EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES AROUND 2 FT  
OR LESS. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. RAIN LATE.    
SAT  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN  
LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.  
PATCHY FOG.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.  
PATCHY FOG.    
MON  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN. PATCHY FOG.    
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS.  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS.  
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS.  
PATCHY FOG.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
PZZ535-211730-  
MONTEREY BAY-  
848 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY  
FOG THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
SAT  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY  
FOG.    
SUN  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 12 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
10 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.   
MON  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 20 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.    
MON NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 20 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN.   
TUE  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
LOCALLY LOWER WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS SHELTERED PORTIONS OF THE BAY.  
 
 
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