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FZPN23 KWNM 071054
OFFN08

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for northern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
254 AM PST Thu Nov 7 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...High pressure over the NW waters will slowly weaken
today into tonight as a high pressure ridge persists to the W and
NW of the N and central waters. The high pressure ridge will
drift farther S into the central waters Fri and Fri night and
drift W of the waters Sat and Sat night. A low pressure trough
will drift offshore of the California coast today into tonight.
Low pressure will move NE and N of the area Sat into Sat night,
pulling a cold front across the N and and into the central
waters. A second cold front will approach the waters Sat night
and move across the N and into the central waters Sun and Sun
night. The front will continue moving SE across the central and
into the S waters Mon and Mon night, with a high pressure ridge
building across the NW waters.

Point Saint George to Point Arena

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft.

Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.