PZZ540 Coastal Waters From Point Arena To Point Reyes California Out To 10 Nm- 845 Am Pdt Fri May 17 2024
.small craft advisory in effect from Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night...
Today..N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to sw late this morning and early afternoon, veering to W late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 19 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon.
Tonight..NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to se after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog.
Sat..SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Sat night..NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds, nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds.
Sun..NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds.
Sun night..NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds.
Mon..NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon.
Mon night..NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft after midnight.
Tue..NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Tue night..NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

PZZ500 845 Am Pdt Fri May 17 2024
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries...
northwesterly winds continue to increase through the day, particularly over the northernmost zones with gale-force gusts expected in the northern outer waters. Gale-force winds start to move closer to some of the southern zones into the weekend. Rougher seas are expected for the outer waters starting this weekend and lasting well into the next work week.