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FZPN22 KWNM 161010
OFFN07

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
310 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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...High pressure centered to the W and NW of the waters
today will gradually weaken while shifting farther W through Fri
night. A low pressure trough along the northern California coast
will gradually weaken through Fri. The center of high pressure
will then drift farther W and NW of the area while extending a
ridge E and SE across the N and central waters Fri night through
Sun night. The coastal trough will reestablish along the N and
central areas by later Sat and Sat night and persist through Sun
night.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Point Conception to the Mexican border

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.