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FZPN23 KWNM 221041
OFFN08

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for northern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
341 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 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 high pressure ridge will move SE across the central
and S waters today into tonight while weakening. A series of cold
fronts will move E and SE across the area today into Sat night.
Another ridge will build E over the waters Sun into Sun night,
then shift inland Mon. Another cold front will move SE over the
area Mon into Mon night. Yet another ridge will build SE over the
region Mon night into Tue night, before another cold front moves
over the waters Tue night.

Point Saint George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.


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