882  
FZPN23 KWNM 252223  
OFFN08  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
323 PM PDT WED MAR 25 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 TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST  
TODAY INTO TONIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THU THROUGH SUN NIGHT.  
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TODAY THEN  
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT. THEREAFTER, A RIDGE  
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E TOWARDS THE WATERS THU, THEN PASS  
BY TO THE N THU NIGHT INTO FRI. THE RIDGE WILL THEN EXPAND BACK S  
INTO THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.  
 
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
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