069   
FZPN23 KWNM 161756  
OFFN08  
  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1056 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 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 HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY  
WILL SHIFT SW OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE INTO  
THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL WATERS WED, THEN  
DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT, A COASTAL TROUGH WILL  
DEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL AND N CALIFORNIA COAST WED NIGHT AND  
PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT, WHILE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WELL W OF  
THE AREA BUILDS SLIGHTLY E. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL  
DEVELOP ALONG THE COASTAL TROUGH ON FRI NEAR POINT ARENA, THEN  
DRIFT SW INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT WHILE THE  
REMAINING COASTAL TROUGH WEAKENS. THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL  
RESTRENGTHEN LATE SAT NIGHT, AS RIDGING BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER  
THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE USCG TRANSMITTER AT POINT REYES  
CALIFORNIA IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. TECHNICIANS  
ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.    
  
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA  
   
..GALE WARNING  
  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
  
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU  
  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
 
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