303   
FZPN23 KWNM 212212  
OFFN08  
  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
312 PM PDT TUE APR 21 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 WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT,  
THEN PASS S OF THE WATERS BY EARLY WED. WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE  
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AND SE OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT.  
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE N AND  
CENTRAL PORTIONS WED AND WED NIGHT, THEN MAINTAIN A RIDGE JUST W  
OF THE AREA THU INTO SAT NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SUN INTO  
SUN NIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS W OF THE SOUTHERN  
WATERS. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE CALIFORNIA  
COAST TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO FRI NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN  
FRI NIGHT AS ANOTHER TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL  
WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT.   
  
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
FRI  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
  
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
 
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