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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
336 PM PDT Sat Apr 20 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 weakening cold front will move into the NW waters
tonight, while becoming diffuse. A low pressure trough will
develop along the central and northern California coast later
tonight and Sun, persist Sun night and Mon and then gradually
weaken Mon night and Tue. The trough will then drift south over
the central California waters Tue Night and dissipate Wed. A high
pressure ridge will build in across the region tonight, then
persist to the N and NW of the region Sun and Sun night while
gradually weakening. Another area of high pressure will build in
from the W and NW Mon and Mon night, then persist through Thu
night.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

Point Conception to the Mexican border

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.