Gale Warning 13, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Issued

May 20, 2008, 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC)

In effect from

May 21, 2008, 5:00 AM PDT

Expired

May 21, 2008, 5:00 PM PDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

000 
WHUS46 KMTR 201534
CFWMTR

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008

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

PZZ500-202200-
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008

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

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY WHILE STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSER BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC.  THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE
CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE STARTING TO DECREASE BY
FRIDAY.

$$

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POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 6 FT AT 11
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
10 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4
TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AND S 2 FT.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS TODAY INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS TONIGHT.

ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. HIGHEST
SEAS DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 1.0 KNOT AT 5:22 PM THIS
EVENING. TONIGHT COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET AT 10
SECONDS...HIGHEST DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 2.4 KNOTS AT 5:02 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

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PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM-
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT
AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5. W SWELL 4 TO 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 10
FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 TO 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11
FT AND S 2 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT AND S 2 FT.

$$

PZZ575-202200-
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PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3
FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
2 TO 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 16 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 16 TO 18 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT
AND S 2 FT.

$$

PZZ530-202200-
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SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT
GOLDEN GATE TO ANGEL ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.

$$

PZZ535-202200-
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MONTEREY BAY-
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT OR
LESS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
14 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 8 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6
TO 10 FT AND S 2 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 10
FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW
SWELL 4 TO 8 FT.

$$

WJK

Gale Warnings in California, 2008Every gale warning in 2008

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