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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
405 PM 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 TONIGHT, STRENGTHEN WED INTO WED NIGHT, THEN
REMAIN THROUGH SUN NIGHT, WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT 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
THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 40 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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