953  
FZPN23 KWNM 222231  
OFFN08  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
331 PM 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
 
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE  
N AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT, THEN MAINTAIN A RIDGE JUST W OF THE  
AREA THU INTO SAT NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SUN INTO MON 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  
MON NIGHT.  
 
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
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
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
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