901  
FZPN22 KWNM 161100  
OFFN07  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
400 AM PDT THU APR 16 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 COLD FRONT OVER THE N WATERS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE  
OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, THEN INTO THE S WATERS TONIGHT.  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS  
THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO THE W  
AND NW OF THE AREA FRI AND FRI NIGHT. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL  
DEVELOP ACROSS THE N COAST TODAY AND EXPAND S ALONG THE ENTIRE  
COAST ON FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE N AND  
CENTRAL WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN OVER THE CENTRAL AND S  
WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT AND MOVE S OF AREA MON. AN ASSOCIATED  
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK E INTO THE N WATERS  
LATER SUN NIGHT THEN SE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS MON AND  
MON NIGHT.  
 
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT CONCEPTION  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
POINT CONCEPTION TO THE MEXICAN BORDER  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
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