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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 am pst mon feb 16 2026

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
255 am pst mon feb 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
late tonight...

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, backing to nw late. rain.
.tonight...w wind 20 to 25 kt. a chance of rain in the evening,
then rain after midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. a slight chance of tstms. rain in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. rain with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then
a chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. rain likely. 
.wed night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. rain.
.thu...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. rain.
.thu night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. a
chance of rain. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to se after midnight. a
chance of rain.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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fzus56 kmtr 161055
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expires:202602162315;;723448

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 am pst mon feb 16 2026

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
255 am pst mon feb 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am pst this morning
through this evening...
...gale warning in effect from this evening through late
tonight...

.today...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, then becoming nw 20 to 25 kt late.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds and nw 7 ft at
13 seconds. rain.
.tonight...w wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 25 to 30 kt. gusts up to 45 kt in the morning.
seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and w 10 ft at
10 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
sw 6 ft at 9 seconds and w 11 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance
of tstms in the evening. rain.
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft at 13 seconds
and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...w wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...sw wind around 10 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two
wave systems at 7 and 14 seconds.


across the bar...swell can be more than twice as high across the
bar than surrounding waters. waves are also more prone to break,
particularly during strong ebb currents. maximum ebb current of
1.6 kt at 03:37 am monday and 2.8 kt at 03:41 pm monday.

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