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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for northern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
259 AM PDT Thu May 2 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 to the W of the N and central waters
today and tonight will move farther S to the W of the central and
S waters through Fri, and then W of the S waters Fri night and
Sat. A coastal low pressure trough will be along the the central
California coast today, then across the central and S areas
tonight and Fri while becoming weaker. A cold front will move SE
into the N waters Fri, then the central waters Sat, and the S
waters Sat night into Sun then move S of the waters later Sun.
Another cold front will cross into the N waters Sun night then
move over the central and S waters Mon and Mon night. High
pressure will build in from the W and NW later Sun through Mon
night as a coastal trough develops along the central and southern
coast. Please be advised that the USCG remote communications
facility at Cambria is experiencing technical difficulties.
Technicians are aware of the problem. We apologize for any
inconvenience.
Point Saint George to Point Arena
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas
.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.