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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (San Francisco, CA)

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FZPN23 KWNM 240448
OFFN08

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for northern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
948 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021

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 strong cold front will move E and SE over the
northern and central waters tonight into Sun as very intense low
pressure passes NW and N of the area. The front will then weaken
while moving over the central and southern waters later Sun into
Mon. A high pressure ridge will build E over the southern waters
Mon night, then slowly expand N over the central and N areas Tue
into Wed night. Yet another frontal system will move E over the
northern and central waters Mon night into Tue night and
dissipating. A weak low pressure trough will develop along the
southern coast Tue, and slowly expand N over central and N
coastal areas Tue night through Thu night. Large NW swell will
impact most of the region Sun into next week.  

Point Saint George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 35 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 23 to 36 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 19 to 28 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 20 to 29 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 28 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.