FZPN26 KWBC 171014
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

California waters-
Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PZZ899-172115-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move S
through the northern waters today. Meanwhile, farther S, a
separate cold front will dissipate over the southern waters this
afternoon. The northern cold front will continue moving S
through the central and southern waters today into tonight. A
weak high pressure ridge will build in Wed, then shift inland Wed
night. A new area of low pressure will move quickly SE across
the central waters Wed night, then inland early Thu. The
associated cold front will move S across the southern waters Thu,
then move S of the area Thu night. Another ridge will build
across the waters Thu night, then retreat S Fri into Fri night as
a warm front moves E into the northern waters. Low pressure will
intensify well NW of the area Fri night through Sat night, with
the associated cold front moving E into the northern waters Sat
night.

$$

PZZ820-172115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Slight
chance of tstms. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
17 to 21 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
15 to 22 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.

$$

PZZ920-172115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 22 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Chance
of rain.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to
16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.

$$

PZZ825-172115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Slight chance of
tstms. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to
17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ925-172115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 22 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
19 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
13 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ830-172115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Slight chance of
tstms. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 18 ft.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to
19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-172115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Slight chance of
tstms. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 17 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 15 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
15 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-172115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to
20 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas
17 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 18 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-172115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 21 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
15 to 18 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
15 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-172115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-172115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-172115-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
214 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.