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FZPN22 KWNM 180438
OFFN07

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
938 PM PDT Sun Mar 17 2024

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 weak low pressure trough along the California coast
will persist tonight through Mon night then weaken Tue. A ridge
of high pressure will remain across the waters tonight through
Mon night. A high pressure center will form across the central
waters Mon night and remain in place through Thu. The high
pressure center will drift through the central and southern
waters Thu night through Fri night. Tue night low pressure will
approach the northern areas and push a weak cold front across the
northern waters later Tue night and Wed. Another cold front will
approach the waters Thu night, then move E across the norther and
central waters through Fri night.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

Point Conception to the Mexican border

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.


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