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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 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

PZZ500-182230-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

The gradient between subtropical high pressure in the Eastern
Pacific and a weakening back-door cold front along the coast is
supporting a strong N breeze and 10-12 ft seas across the coastal
waters. Buoys are reporting the earlier gale force gusts have
diminished. Strong winds will continue through the day,
increasing briefly to near gale force in the NW zones this
afternoon. Otherwise, conditions will continue to improve through
the weekend with winds decreasing to a moderate NW breeze and wave
heights abating to 5-7 ft by Sunday. Similar conditions are
expected to persist through the week. Guidance is starting to hint
that another cold front may approach the coast next weekend.

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PZZ570-182230-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming NW
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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PZZ571-182230-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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PZZ575-182230-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind around 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.

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PZZ576-182230-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft
at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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PZZ540-182230-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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PZZ545-182230-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.0 kt at 05:34 AM Friday and 4.7 kt at 05:25 PM
Friday.

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PZZ560-182230-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt
late. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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PZZ530-182230-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 15 to
20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...E wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ531-182230-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-182230-
Monterey Bay-
255 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming W
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming E around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to E around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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