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FZPN23 KWNM 172300
OFFN08
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
300 PM PST WED DEC 17 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. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE S ACROSS THE
WATERS EARLY TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING, THEN FINALLY DISSIPATE FRI
NEAR THE SOUTHERN WATERS. LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT A WARM FRONT
ACROSS THE NW WATERS TONIGHT, WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT
APPROACHING THE WATERS THU. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REFORM
OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT, THEN SHIFT S FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI
NIGHT BEFORE STALLING LATER FRI NIGHT OR SAT OVER THE CENTRAL
PORTIONS. THE FRONT WILL RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT AND LIFT ACROSS
THE WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT, THEN SWEEP SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
MON BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS MON AND MON
NIGHT.
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
TONIGHT
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
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
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