919  
FZPN23 KWNM 222228  
OFFN08  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
328 PM 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 TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE S OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN ACROSS THE AREA 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 NIGHT INTO WED ACROSS THE  
S WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE REGION TUE NIGHT  
THROUGH WED NIGHT.  
 
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 11 TO 18 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
 
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE 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 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.  
 
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