258   
FZPN23 KWNM 221055  
OFFN08  
  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
355 AM PDT WED APR 22 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 PASS S OF THE WATERS THIS MORNING.  
WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AND SE OVER THE CENTRAL  
WATERS TODAY, THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE COAST BY THIS EVENING.  
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE N AND  
CENTRAL PORTIONS TODAY INTO TONIGHT, 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 PERSIST ALONG THE CALIFORNIA  
COAST TODAY 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  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
  
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
 
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