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FZUS56 KSGX 180950
CWFSGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
150 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER OUT 60 NM
PZZ700-182300-
150 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AT 1 AM, A 1026 MB HIGH WAS 500 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF PUNTA
EUGENIA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, AND A 999 MB LOW WAS OVER THE GREAT SALT
LAKE. GALES WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING, GENERATING HAZARDOUS
BOATING CONDITIONS, BEFORE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS THROUGH 8 AM. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LIGHTNING, VERY STRONG
GUSTY WINDS AND STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS, REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY
RAIN, AND WATERSPOUTS. AFTER A LULL IN WINDS AND SEAS, THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY, STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP
THURSDAY, LIKELY PRODUCING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AGAIN. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
PZZ740-182300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 10 NM-
150 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY...WIND W 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT
14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 9 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
ISOLATED TSTMS THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
WIND W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS...
SUBSIDING TO W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW
1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU...WIND W 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT...WIND N 10 KT IN THE EVENING
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND SW 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO NE 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT
AT 14 SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW
1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS,
W 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: W
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ745-182300-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 10 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
150 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY...WIND W 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 9 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
ISOLATED TSTMS THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
WIND W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU...WIND W 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT...WIND W 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
S 1 FOOT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
FRI...WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 15 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO NW 4 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT...WIND NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO N 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN...WIND N 10 KT
BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS
AND S 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT...WIND NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS
BECOMING 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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