SFOCWFMTR (10/07/08 0821)
FZUS56 KMTR 071519
CWFMTR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY
PZZ500-072300-
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARIES...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND
TONIGHT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL REACH
NORTHERN NEVADA BY EARLY IN THE WEEKEND. THE OVERALL IMPACT WILL
BE TO INCREASE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
THIS WILL ALSO TEND TO CLEAR OUT THE STRATUS AND FOG.
PZZ570-072300-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7
TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 10
FT.
PZZ540-072300-
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM-
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 3 TO
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 9 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 9 SECONDS...INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ545-072300-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM-
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 3 TO
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 7
FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 9
FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 7 FT.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH A DOMINANT
PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS.
ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
10 SECONDS. SEAS OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT
OF 0.5 KNOTS AT 11:16 AM TODAY AND 1.3 KT AT 11:21 PM TONIGHT.
PZZ575-072300-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8
FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6
TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 12FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 10
FT.
PZZ560-072300-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM-
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 6
FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 3 TO
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 7
FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 9 FT AND S 2 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 9
FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 9
FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 5 FT...BECOMING 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ565-072300-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM-
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 3 TO
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 7
FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
5 TO 8 FT AND S 2 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 9
FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 9
FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 7
FT.
PZZ530-072300-
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
PZZ535-072300-
MONTEREY BAY-
819 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
.TODAY...N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
9 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT
OR LESS...BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 11
FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 8
FT.
