Bay Area Tuna Club
Coastal Marine Forecast for Friday, July 30, 2010

Ripped on the fly from http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/
FZUS56 KMTR 300915
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
215 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY

PZZ500-301800-
215 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARIES...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN
TODAY CAUSING IN INCREASE IN THE GRADIENT WINDS...MAINLY OVER THE
NORTHERN AND OUTER CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS. OVER THE WEEKEND
THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH BUT THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS.



PZZ570-301800-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
215 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. MIXED SWELL
NW 4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AND S 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AND S 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AND S 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AND S 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.



PZZ540-545-301800-
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
215 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
5 TO 7 FT AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. MIXED SWELL NW
4 TO 6 FT AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL NW
4 TO 6 FT AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
7 FT AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST
..

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS WITH MIXED SWELL AT 2 TO
3 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.

ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS WITH MIXED SWELL AT 3 TO 4 FEET WITH
A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS. MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 1.8 KNOTS
AT 7:19 AM TODAY AND 1.4 KNOTS AT 7:51 PM FRIDAY EVENING.



PZZ575-301800-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
215 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AND S 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT AND S 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
7 FT AND S 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
7 FT AND S 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.



PZZ560-565-301800-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
215 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 2 TO
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. MIXED
SWELL NW 3 TO 5 FT AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 2 TO
4 FT AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL NW
4 TO 6 FT AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 



PZZ530-301800-
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
215 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE.
PATCHY FOG.

SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.

SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.

MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY FOG.

TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 



PZZ535-301800-
MONTEREY BAY-
215 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3
FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES LESS
THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO
4 FT AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. NW SWELL 2 TO 4 FT
AND SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

MON
W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AND
SW 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT
AND SW 3 FT. PA