COASTAL MARINE FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO

3 PM PDT WED MAY 01 1996

POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT SAL OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

SYNOPSIS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN LATE THURSDAY. A TROF OF LOW PRES NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST IS SHIFTING SLOWLY E.

POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA

TONIGHT...WIND NW 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. SWELL NW 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. THURSDAY...WIND NW 20 KT INCREASING LATE. WIND WAVES 4 FT. SWELL NW 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. THURSDAY NIGHT...WIND NW 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. SWELL NW 8 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN NORTH.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY... TONIGHT...WIND NW 25 KT DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. SWELL NW 7 FT. THURSDAY...WIND NW 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. SWELL NW 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. THURSDAY NIGHT...WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. SWELL NW 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

POINT PINOS TO POINT SAL

TONIGHT...WIND NW 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. SWELL NW 6 FT. THURSDAY...WIND NW 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. SWELL NW 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. THURSDAY NIGHT...WIND NW 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. SWELL W 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA

TONIGHT...WIND W 10 TO 20 KT DECREASING OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY...WIND W INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST EVENING WIND TO 20 KT DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK FOR POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT SAL OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.