FZPN23 KWNM 221021
OFFN08
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
220 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...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 WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE NRN 
WATERS EARLY TODAY. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N 
AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUE. THE RIDGE WILL 
DRIFT TO THE SE WED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE 
FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE NRN WATERS THU...WITH 
HIGH PRES REBUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT.
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NW 
PORTION SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.TUE AND WED...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...N 
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT THROUGHOUT...THEN IN W 
PORTION BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL WED. 
.THU...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT 
WITH W SWELL.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 
PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.TUE AND WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION VARIABLE 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.THU...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
THROUGHOUT WITH NW SWELL.