FZUS56 KMTR 091535 CWFMTR COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 835 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY PZZ500-092230- 835 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WITH HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE BY THIS EVENING AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. HOWEVER...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE STILL FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. $$ PZZ570-092230- POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 835 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. $$ PZZ540-545-092230- POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 835 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS. ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OVER THE BAR AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS. SEAS OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 1.2 KNOTS AT 5:06 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PZZ575-092230- PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 835 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS . PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. $$ PZZ560-092230- PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 835 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. $$ PZZ565-092230- POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 835 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. $$ PZZ535-092230- MONTEREY BAY- 835 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. $$ PZZ530-092230- SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA- 835 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ SSA