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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

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

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809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

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

Scattered light rain continues over the coastal waters through early
Sunday morning. Winds and seas remain relatively calm through the
weekend. There will be another chance for light rain on Monday as
low pressure system moves into the Pacific Northwest. Moderate
northwesterly swell returns to the coastal waters by Tuesday
bringing waves between 10 to 14 feet at a period of 14 seconds. This
will lead to rough seas and see a return of hazardous conditions for
small crafts.

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PZZ570-231715-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to
11 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
14 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 12 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft
at 13 seconds and W 14 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...NE wind around 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 12 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
W 11 ft at 16 seconds.

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PZZ571-231715-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. A chance of rain
this evening. A slight chance of rain late. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. A chance
of rain.
.THU...NE wind around 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
W 11 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-231715-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft
at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 14 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
W 11 ft at 17 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft
at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the evening.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 12 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW
12 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE late. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 13 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance
of rain.
.THU...NE wind around 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 17 seconds.

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PZZ545-231715-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt this evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain this evening. A slight
chance of rain late. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 11 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 16 seconds and W 8 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 15 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 12
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.0 kt at 12:50 AM Sunday and 2.0 kt at 12:20 PM
Sunday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A slight
chance of rain in the evening.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at
14 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 9 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 15 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 16 seconds and
W 9 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 10 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of
rain.

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PZZ530-231715-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
slight chance of rain.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight
chance of rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight
chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of
rain in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt early this evening, becoming light
and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain
this evening.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
809 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt late
this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 7 ft at
16 seconds.

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


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