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[Printable Version]FZPN25 KWBC 242124 OFFPZ5 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 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. PZZ898-250930- 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A weak wave of low pressure will move NE through the southern Oregon waters and inland tonight. High pressure will build in from the W tonight, then settle across the Oregon waters Wed through Fri. A coastal trough will develop along the Oregon coast Wed, then persist through Fri. A warm front will approach the outer Oregon waters from the SW Fri night, and move into the southern Oregon waters Sat and Sat night. The front will slide S Sun and Sun night as high pressure builds over the area. $$ PZZ800-250930- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ900-250930- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ805-250930- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ905-250930- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ810-250930- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ910-250930- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ815-250930- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ915-250930- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 124 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.Last Update: Tue, 24-Feb-2026 21:26:39 UTC
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FZPN26 KWBC 242126 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PZZ899-250930- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak wave of low pressure will move NE inland over southern Oregon tonight. Its associated cold front over the central California waters, will stall tonight into Wed. High pressure will build N of the waters Wed through Thu night and extend a ridge S through the waters, while the front across the central waters slowly dissipates. A coastal trough will develop Wed, then persist through Sun night. Meanwhile, over the southern waters, high pressure will remain nearly stationary tonight, then become absorbed by the ridge building S through the northern and central waters Wed and Wed night. $$ PZZ820-250930- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-250930- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-250930- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ925-250930- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-250930- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ930-250930- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-250930- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ935-250930- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt, then, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-250930- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-250930- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-250930- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.Last Update: Tue, 24-Feb-2026 21:28:12 UTC
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FZPN02 KWBC 241725 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1745 UTC TUE FEB 24 2026 CCODE/2:31:12:01:00/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 1200 UTC FEB 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 26. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .LOW 59N144W 1002 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM SW AND 90 NM AND 300 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 56N150W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM NE...240 NM SE...300 NM S AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 59N143W 992 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 58N148W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 59N141W 986 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 58N148W. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 59N E OF 160W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 60N143W 978 MB. WITHIN 60 NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 59N153W TO 57N146W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 58N147W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 59N139W 990 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 360 NM SE...120 NM AND 420 NM SW AND 300 NM AND 480 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST S QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 59N E OF 145W AND N OF 52N BETWEEN 160W AND 145W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 40N176E W OF THE AREA 996 MB MOVING W 05 KT. WITHIN 120 NM N AND NE OF A FRONT FROM 42N180W TO 36N176W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 168W AND 176W AND FROM 36N TO 47N W OF 168W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF THE AREA 40N173E 992 MB. FROM 30N TO 45N BETWEEN 167W AND 174W. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW W OF THE AREA 42N178E 995 MB. WITHIN 360 NM N OF A LINE FROM 50N168W TO 50N180W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 55N BETWEEN 180W AND 161W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 42N125W 1008 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 300 NM S QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 300 NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM 38N128W TO 30N134W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .30 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 31N137W 1006 MB. FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 129W AND 143W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW NEAR 37N141W 996 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 300 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE...420 NM SE...360 NM S...300 NM SW AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 58N169W TO 61N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N W OF 165W AND N OF 49N W OF 170E. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 59N150W TO 57N155W...INCLUDING PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...COOK INLET AND THE SHELIKOF STRAIT AND N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 56N162W TO 61N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N146W TO 53N161W AND N OF 53N W OF 161W. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 60N146W TO 55N151W TO 56N161W...N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 56N161W TO 61N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 57N134W TO 51N155W AND N OF 51N W OF 155W...INCLUDING ALL OF THE BERING SEA. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 45N141W 1008 MB MOVING SW 15 KT AND SECOND CENTER 39N140W 1008 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF SECOND LOW AND WITHIN 360 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 37N144W TO 43N143W TO 48N139W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 40N140W 1016 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 90 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 59N148W TO 59N138W...FROM 56N TO 59N BETWEEN 162W AND 180W AND WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 56N173W TO 50N180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 59N144W TO 55N135W...FROM 44N TO 49N BETWEEN 175W AND 180W AND WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 51N175W TO 50N180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 34N TO 37N BETWEEN 129W AND 133W...WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 59N153W TO 57N149W AND FROM 46N TO 53N BETWEEN 160W AND 180W. .FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 26. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 12N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N103W TO 09N97W TO 11N94W TO 15N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO 14N106W TO 07N106W TO 03N101W TO 04N95W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N97W TO 13N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N85W TO 13N88W TO 12N91W TO 10N92W TO 07N91W TO 08N87W TO 10N85W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 08N91W TO 13N89W TO 13N92W TO 04N94W TO 05N90W TO 07N89W TO 08N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED NE...NW...AND N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N90W TO 08N92W TO 08N89W TO 10N87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 10N86W TO 13N105W TO 08N113W TO 03N109W TO 03S100W TO 04N89W TO 10N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N91W TO 08N90W TO 08N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N99W TO 12N112W TO 07N114W TO 02S106W TO 03.4S95W TO 11N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO 09N89W TO 09N86W TO 10N85W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 06N98W TO 07N106W TO 09N116W TO 04N116W TO 00N109W TO 02S100W TO 06N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30N128W TO 30N140W TO 18N140W TO 20N132W TO 23N129W TO 30N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N139W TO 29N138W TO 30N137W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N134W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO 06N135W TO 13N129W TO 27N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N135W TO 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 02N140W TO 06N129W TO 10N129W TO 19N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .WITHIN 08N79W TO 08N80W TO 06N82W TO 04N82W TO 05N80W TO 06N79W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N79W TO 07N82W TO 04N84W TO 03N83W TO 03N81W TO 04N79W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 08N127W TO 12N132W TO 11N136W TO 04N135W TO 04N129W TO 06N126W TO 08N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1440 UTC TUE FEB 24... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N80W TO 08N85W TO 02S106W. ITCZ FROM 02S106W TO 02S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 05N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W. .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FEB 24 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 25 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 26 2026. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N144W 29N145W 29N150W 30N153W MOVING SE 20 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT IMMEDIATELY DESCRIBED BELOW. .FRONT 25N140W 24N143W THENCE TROUGH 22N146W 19N153W MOVING SSE SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT AND TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25N140W 21N144W THENCE TROUGH 18N148W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED W OF AREA. TROUGH 21N140W 16N143W. .TROUGH 21N140W 09N152W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH N OF 11N. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N143W 10N147W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED ABOVE. .FRONT 30N176W 24N177W 21N178W 19N180W MOVING E 10 KT N OF 24N AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 170W AND FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N173W 25N174W 20N180W. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 170W AND FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 26N170W 1010 MB. FRONT 30N170W TO LOW TO 23N171W 20N174W THENCE TROUGH 17N180W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 166W AND 172W N OF 23N...AND WITHIN 210 NM NW OF TROUGH W OF 173W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 29N142W 28N148W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N144W 28N147W 27N150W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 16N140W 16N157W 23N175W 21N180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF 09N E OF 173W...AND N OF 19N W OF 174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M NW OF A LINE 30N163W 23N168W 16N180W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N166W 07N171W 06N177W 06N180E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 142W. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.Last Update: Tue, 24-Feb-2026 17:26:37 UTC
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