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FZPN22 KWNM 142234
OFFN07

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
334 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025

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 extending SW from near Monterey Bay
will slowly move S across the waters tonight while weakening. A
warm front will move NE across the NW portion Sat while the
associated developing low pressure center passes just N of the
waters. The low will pull a cold front into the northern waters
Sat night, where the front will briefly stall into Sun. Another
area of low pressure will track E across the far northern waters
Sun and Sun night while pulling the front S and SE across the
northern and into the central waters. The front will pass S
across the southern waters Mon and will pass S of the area Mon
evening. A high pressure ridge will build E towards the waters
Mon and Mon night, as a low pressure trough develops along the
coast. The high pressure ridge will shift slowly S across the
waters Tue through Wed before passing S of the area Wed night. A
cold front will approach the NW waters Tue night, and then will
move SE across the northern and central waters Wed and Wed
night.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

Point Conception to the Mexican border

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.