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Offshore Waters Forecast (California)
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FZPN26 KWBC 130344
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
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.
PZZ899-131615-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A warm front will track E
across the waters tonight into early Thu, then will be quickly
followed by a cold front tonight through Fri. High pressure will
build N across the region Fri and persist into Sat night. A cold
front will move into the northern waters Sat night and continue S
into the central waters Sun and Sun night before dissipating.
High pressure will fill in across the waters Mon and Mon night.
Later Mon night a warm front will approach the far northwestern
waters.
$$
PZZ820-131615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building
to 11 to 19 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
13 to 23 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
14 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
12 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ920-131615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to
25 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 26 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ825-131615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to
14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 24 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ925-131615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. Scattered
showers. Scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 20 to 26 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
14 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 10 to
15 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ830-131615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 12 to
21 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ930-131615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 18 to 26 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ835-131615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ935-131615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to
20 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ840-131615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ940-131615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Chance
of rain.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ945-131615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
744 PM PST Wed Feb 12 2025
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.