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FZPN22 KWNM 181625
OFFN07

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
925 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 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 W of the waters will gradually weaken
through tonight as a cold front approaches the N waters from the
NW. The cold front will move across the N waters Sat, then
dissipate across the central waters Sat night. High pressure
centered NW of the area will extend a ridge SE across the region
Sat night through Sun night, then gradually weaken through Tue
night. A coastal trough will persist across northern and central
CA coast through tonight, strengthen Sat and Sat night, then
persist through Tue night.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

Point Conception to the Mexican border

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