876   
FZPN23 KWNM 212145  
OFFN08  
  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
245 PM PDT THU MAY 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE N AND  
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE S INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS ON FRI, THEN DISSIPATE OVER  
THE CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN ACROSS  
THE AREA FRI NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE NEXT WEAK  
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT, MOVE S  
THROUGH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT, AND GRADUALLY  
DISSIPATE TUE ACROSS THE S WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN  
ACROSS THE REGION TUE NIGHT.   
  
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA  
   
..GALE WARNING  
  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.   
  
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT  
  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.   
 
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