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FZPN23 KWNM 241824
OFFN08
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1124 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
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 COASTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH TONIGHT, STRENGTHEN WED INTO WED NIGHT,
THEN REMAIN THROUGH SAT NIGHT, WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING AGAIN
AFTER FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH WED BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN WATERS WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E TOWARDS THE
WATERS THU, THEN PASS BY TO THE N THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL THEN
EXPAND BACK S INTO THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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