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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
244 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
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 TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS THIS MORNING, BRIEFLY STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL
WATERS, THEN LIFT BACK N THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS AS A WARM
FRONT TONIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REFORM OVER THE CENTRAL
WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT. LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI, A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN WATERS, ACCELERATING S INTO THE
CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SLOW AND WEAKEN
SAT AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH
THE NORTHERN WATERS FROM THE W LATE SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE NW WATERS SUN WHILE PUSHING A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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