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FZPN22 KWNM 170450

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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

950 PM 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 will dissipate over the southern waters

tonight. Strong high pressure will continue to build in behind

the cold front across the N and central waters tonight, then

gradually weaken to the W and NW of the area Fri and Fri night. A

coastal trough will expand S along the entire California coast on

Fri. Another cold front will move over the N and central waters

late Sat and Sat night, then stall over the central and S waters

Sun into Mon night. The front will slowly move S Tue into Tue

night. An associated low pressure system is expected to track S

towards the N waters later Sun night. The low will slowly drift S

and SE Mon into Tue night.  



Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception



.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 

.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 



Point Conception to the Mexican border



.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 

.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.