790
FZPN23 KWNM 161051
OFFN08
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
251 AM PST TUE DEC 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 TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS WILL EXTEND A RIDGE NE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT, BRIEFLY STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
WED, THEN LIFT BACK N THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS AS A WARM FRONT
WED NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REFORM OVER THE CENTRAL
WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY S INTO
THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT S FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS
THE COLD FRONT ACCELERATES S INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS. 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.
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
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 11 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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