FZPN22 KWNM 161100
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
400 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026

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 cold front over the N waters this morning will move
over the central waters today, then into the S waters tonight.
Strong high pressure will build in behind the cold front across
the N and central waters today, then gradually weaken to the W
and NW of the area Fri and Fri night. A coastal trough will
develop across the N coast today and expand S along the entire
coast on Fri. Another cold front will move SE over the N and
central waters Sat and Sat night, then over the central and S
waters Sun and Sun night and move S of area Mon. An associated
low pressure system is expected to track E into the N waters
later Sun night then SE across the N and central waters Mon and
Mon night.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

Point Conception to the Mexican border

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.