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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
245 PM 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. LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI, A COLD FRONT
WILL CREEP INTO NORTHERN WATERS, ACCELERATING S INTO THE CENTRAL
WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. 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. THE LOW WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE NW WATERS SUN WHILE PUSHING A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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