FZUS56 KMTR 222045
CWFMTR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY
PZZ500-230415-
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARIES...
MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE AREA
THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
DOMINATES THE REGION. AS A RESULT...STEEP FRESH SWELLS WILL BE
GENERATED...IMPACTING THE WATERS INTO THE WEEKEND.
OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
$$
PZZ570-230415-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. W SWELL
6 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.  
$$
PZZ540-230415-
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. W SWELL
5 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 10 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 10 FT. NW
SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.  
$$
PZZ545-230415-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 6
TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT.  
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS...BECOMING 6 TO 7 FEET LATER THIS
EVENING.
ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
OF 10 SECONDS...BECOMING 6 TO 8 FEET LATER THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM EBB
CURRENT OF 1.1 KNOTS AT 6:23 PM THIS EVENING AND 2.4 KNOTS AT 5:17
AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
$$
PZZ575-230415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT.
WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND
WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT.
WIND WAVES 5 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT.
WIND WAVES 6 TO 10 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT.  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.  
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.  
$$
PZZ560-230415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
5 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT.  
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...BECOMING
3 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.  
$$
PZZ565-230415-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 13 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 13 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 10 SECONDS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...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 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
7 FT.  
$$
PZZ530-230415-
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.  
$$
PZZ535-230415-
MONTEREY BAY-
145 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT...
DECREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 5 TO 6 FT AT 10
SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...INCREASING TO
5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BECOMING
3 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
7 FT.  
$$