NZUS96 KMTR 201009
WRKCW1
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
309 AM PDT THU MAR 20 2008
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY
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309 AM PDT THU MAR 20 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARIES...
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TONIGHT
AS A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM PASSES NORTH OF THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL
REBUILD FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS.
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POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
309 AM PDT THU MAR 20 2008
.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5
TO 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5
TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT.
ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET DURING MAX EBB CURRENT OF 2.3 KNOTS AT 3:34 PM.
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PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM-
309 AM PDT THU MAR 20 2008
.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5
TO 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5
TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
309 AM PDT THU MAR 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
5 TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10
FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT.
 
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SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
309 AM PDT THU MAR 20 2008
.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT
OVERNIGHT.
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SHOWERS.
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MONTEREY BAY-
309 AM PDT THU MAR 20 2008
.TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 6 FT AT 12
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 3
TO 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO
6 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 7 FT.
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