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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
911 AM PDT FRI MAY 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE N AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE S INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY, THEN DISSIPATE OVER
THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN ACROSS THE
ARE TONIGHT 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 FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
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