150
FZPN23 KWNM 170500
OFFN08
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 PM 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 WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING N FROM THE REMNANTS OF
TROPICAL STORM MARIO WILL PUSH N INTO THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH THU, THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. MEANWHILE, A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT SW OF THE AREA TONIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S INTO THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WED NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT, A COASTAL
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP 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. THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL REFORM LATE SAT NIGHT,
AS RIDGING BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS, THEN
PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO THE
NORTHERN WATERS SUN BEFORE QUICKLY DISSIPATING. 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
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 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 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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