FZUS56 KMTR 190352
CWFMTR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY
PZZ500-191000-
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARIES...
HIGH PRESSURE POSITIONED OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC COMBINED WITH
LOW PRESSURE INLAND IS RESULTING IN A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT. THIS STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY
NIGHT. 
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PZZ570-191000-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO
4 FT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT...INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FT.  
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT.   
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PZZ540-191000-
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO
5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 2 TO
4 FT...SHIFTING TO THE NW 5 TO 7 FT.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.  
$$
PZZ545-191000-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO
5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL
3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 2 TO
4 FT...SHIFTING TO THE NW 5 TO 6 FT.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 5 TO
7 FT...SHIFTING TO THE NW 6 TO 8 FT.  
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT...SHIFTING TO THE W 8 TO 10 FT.   
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS .
ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
OF 9 SECONDS. MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 2.4 KNOTS AT 3:19 AM SATURDAY
MORNING AND 1.3 KNOTS AT 4:00 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
$$
PZZ575-191000-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT...INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT.  PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.  
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
12 FT.  
$$
PZZ560-191000-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO
4 FT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 6 FT.  PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
7 FT...INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT.  
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.   
$$
PZZ565-191000-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO
5 FT...INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT.  PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
7 FT...INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FT.  
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT...DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 FT.   
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PZZ530-191000-
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT...
BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.  
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PZZ535-191000-
MONTEREY BAY-
852 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL
3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT...BECOMING 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. 
W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO
4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 FT...
SHIFTING TO THE NW 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BECOMING
3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT...SHIFTING TO THE NW 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES LESS
THAN 2 FT...BECOMING 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT...SHIFTING TO THE W
5 TO 7 FT.  
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