567  
FZPN22 KWNM 161718  
OFFN07  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1018 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
CONDITIONS GIVEN REPRESENT THE HIGHEST WITHIN THAT PERIOD.  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL  
WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS  
TODAY, THEN INTO THE S WATERS TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
BUILD IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS  
TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO THE W AND NW OF THE AREA FRI AND  
FRI NIGHT. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE N COAST TODAY  
AND EXPAND S ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST ON FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT,  
THEN OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT AND MOVE S  
OF AREA MON. AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO  
TRACK E INTO THE N WATERS LATER SUN NIGHT THEN SE ACROSS THE N  
AND CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT.  
 
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT CONCEPTION  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
POINT CONCEPTION TO THE MEXICAN BORDER  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
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