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[Printable Version]FZPN25 KWBC 200348 OFFPZ5 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 Washington and Oregon 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. PZZ898-201615- 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A stationary front will remain just NW of the waters tonight with high pressure centered S of the OR waters. A cold front will move across the waters late tonight into Fri. A high pressure ridge will then build over the waters Sat behind the front. Another cold front will move across the waters Sun. High pressure will briefly be center over the waters Sun night into Mon. A strengthening area of low pressure will approach the waters from the SW Mon night and track just NW of the waters Tue. The low pressure will bring a cold front across the waters Tue into Tue night. $$ PZZ800-201615- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. $$ PZZ900-201615- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft, building to 14 to 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. $$ PZZ805-201615- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. $$ PZZ905-201615- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. $$ PZZ810-201615- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ910-201615- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. $$ PZZ815-201615- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ915-201615- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.Last Update: Fri, 20-Mar-2026 03:50:41 UTC
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FZPN26 KWBC 200349 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PZZ899-201615- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the California coast tonight into Fri night, while high pressure remains in place over the outer central to northern waters. The high will dissipate Fri, followed by a cold front moving S through the northern and central waters Fri night into Sat. A new area of high pressure will build across the N and central waters Sat through Sun night while the California coastal trough remains in place. A warm front will clip the NW waters as high pressure gets suppressed to the S Mon into Mon night. A cold front will move across the N waters Tue and approach the central waters Tue night. $$ PZZ820-201615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ920-201615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ825-201615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-201615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-201615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ930-201615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ835-201615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-201615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-201615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-201615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-201615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 849 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.Last Update: Fri, 20-Mar-2026 03:51:34 UTC
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FZPN02 KWBC 200525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC FRI MAR 20 2026 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). SECURITE PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAR 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 22. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 57N163W 1017 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N151W 1000 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 56N BETWEEN 134W AND 166W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST SW AND W OF CENTER. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 55N142W 992 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE DESCRIBED...FROM 44N TO 56N BETWEEN 132W AND 165W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 60N149W 994 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE 600 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW W OF AREA 40N176E 1009 MB MOVING N 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 600 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WITHIN 360 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 49N180W TO 36N171W AREA OF SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 46N TO 53N W OF 173W AREA OF SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW S OF AREA 24N165W 1007 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. S OF 33N BETWEEN 153W AND 175W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW S OF AREA WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 24N162W 1006 MB. S OF 34N BETWEEN 147W AND 168W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST S OF AREA NEAR 29N157W 1004 MB. WITHIN 600 NM NE AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 57N142W 996 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 480 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N149W 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 43N BETWEEN 122W AND 127W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N151W TO 54N156W TO 53N170W TO 60N178E. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N148W TO 53N152W TO 53N170W TO 59N178E. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 52N BETWEEN 153W AND 167W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 53N167W TO 60N180W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N150W TO 51N153W TO 51N171W TO 60N179E. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 56N154W TO 53N161W TO 55N173W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 51N BETWEEN 152W AND 170W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 52N170W TO 60N180W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .RESUSPENDED ASH IS POSSIBLE OVER THE BERING SEA AND NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN DOWNWIND OF SHEVELUCH VOLCANO NEAR 56.4N 161.2E. THERE WAS A POSSIBLE ERUPTION. IF MARINERS ENCOUNTER VOLCANIC ASH YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE OBSERVATION TO THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER BY CALLING 301 683 1520. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 52N E OF 139W...AND WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 60N142W TO 52N157W TO 54N175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 46N BETWEEN 134W AND 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 50N E OF 153W...AND FROM 44N TO 49N W OF 169W. .FORECASTER ANDERSON. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 22. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N93W TO 16N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 13N94W TO 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 11N99W TO 10N98W TO 11N95W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N97W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 13N98W TO 12N97W TO 11N96W TO 13N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0130 UTC FRI MAR 20... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 04N90W. ITCZ FROM 04N90W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W. .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAR 20 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 21 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 22 2026. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 24N165W 1007 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 25N165W 25N161W 24N158W MOVING E SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 21N163W 19N163W 15N170W 13N180W MOVING E SLOWLY. SECOND TROUGH FROM LOW 22N170W 24N179W MOVING SE SLOWLY. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF OF LINE 30N145W 25N155W 24N172W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FIRST TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW 24N166W 1007 MB. NEW SECOND LOW 25N157W 1009 MB. WARM FRONT FROM SECOND LOW TO 25N154W 24N151W. TROUGH FROM SECOND LOW TO FIRST LOW TO 20N163W 14N170W. SECOND TROUGH FROM FIRST LOW 20N171W 20N175W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N145W 24N158W 23N175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW 25N162W 1006 MB. SECOND LOW NEAR 29N157W 1003 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM FIRST LOW TO SECOND LOW. WARM FRONT FROM SECOND LOW 29N151W 29N150W. TROUGH FROM SECOND LOW TO 25N159W TO FIRST LOW 19N168W. SECOND TROUGH 25N158W 12N170W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOWS. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N147W 27N149W 23N166W 23N171W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 26N149W 20N155W MOVING NW 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E AND SE OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 27N151W 23N155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH COMPLEX LOW DESCRIBED ABOVE. .COLD FRONT 30N145W 27N148W 27N156W 27N163W MOVING NE 10 KT E OF 148W AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA AND STATIONARY FRONT ABSORBED BY COMPLEX LOW DESCRIBED ABOVE. .FRONT NEAR 30N179W 29N179W MOVING NE SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N178W 28N179W 26N180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N178W 28N180W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 163W AND 174W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE 30N150W 25N157W 19N170W 14N180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N152W 26N160W 24N170W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N144W 22N156W 14N170W 15N180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 156W AND 170W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N146W 25N150W 15N170W 10N180W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 01N140W 01N150W. $$ .FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.Last Update: Fri, 20-Mar-2026 05:26:40 UTC
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