542  
FZPN23 KWNM 221032  
OFFN08  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
232 AM PST SAT FEB 22 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 RIDGE AXIS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS  
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW  
PORTION SUN NIGHT WEAKENING THE RIDGE. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS  
IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT. THE RIDGE  
WILL REBUILD OVER THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT INTO TUE, THEN SLOWLY  
WEAKEN TUE NIGHT INTO WED NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL CONTINUE  
ALONG THE S AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COASTS THROUGH SUN NIGHT,  
STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY MON INTO TUE, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN TUE NIGHT  
INTO WED. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP W OF THE CENTRAL  
WATERS WED NIGHT.  
 
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON  
 
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
WED  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
WED  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
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