FZPN25 KWBC 192142
OFFPZ5

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
242 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.

PZZ898-201030-
242 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 
off 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. 

$$

PZZ800-201030-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
242 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 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. 

$$

PZZ900-201030-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
242 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW early,
then, 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. 

$$

PZZ805-201030-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
242 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. 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. 

$$

PZZ905-201030-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
242 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 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. 

$$

PZZ810-201030-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
242 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. 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. 

$$

PZZ910-201030-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
242 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of
rain. 
.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. 

$$

PZZ815-201030-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
242 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 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. 

$$

PZZ915-201030-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
242 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less early in the evening. 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 Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.

FZPN26 KWBC 192134
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
234 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.

PZZ899-201030-
234 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.



$$

PZZ820-201030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
234 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW
early, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 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. 

$$

PZZ920-201030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
234 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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. 

$$

PZZ825-201030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
234 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 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. 

$$

PZZ925-201030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
234 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N early,
then, 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. 

$$

PZZ830-201030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
234 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 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. 

$$

PZZ930-201030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
234 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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. 

$$

PZZ835-201030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
234 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. 

$$

PZZ935-201030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
234 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. 

$$

PZZ840-201030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
234 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. 

$$

PZZ940-201030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
234 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. 

$$

PZZ945-201030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
234 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N to 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 Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.

FZPN02 KWBC 191725
HSFEPI

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1745 UTC THU MAR 19 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 1200 UTC MAR 19. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 53N158W 1013 MB. WITHIN 480 NM W
SEMICIRCLE AND 540 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N152W 995 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 52N148W 994 MB.
WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE...720 NM SE...AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST SW OF CENTER.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 60N145W 984 MB MOVING W 05 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SE
AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M...HIGHEST SW OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 59N159W 1005 MB.
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW 53N158W ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 43N140W 1009 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA 36N176E 1007 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. SW OF A LINE FROM
44N180W TO 36N174W TO 31N168W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 41N177E 1012 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW
OF A LINE FROM 46N180W TO 35N170W TO 32N158W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 44N178E 1015 MB. WITHIN 300
NM NE AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 34N BETWEEN 147W AND 169W AREA OF NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. 

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 54N162W TO
56N153W TO 58N150W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N
OF A LINE FROM 59N179E TO 53N166W TO 53N152W TO 58N144E. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 60N178W TO 55N173W TO 52N162W TO 57N151W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N176E TO 51N167W TO
51N152W TO 59N142W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 57N174W TO 53N165W TO 53N157W TO 57N154W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 50N BETWEEN 145W AND 177E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RESUSPENDED ASH IS POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF KATMAI VOLCANO
NEAR 58.2N 154.6W AND AREAS DOWNWIND. THERE IS NO ERUPTION FROM
THE VOLCANO. IF MARINERS ENCOUNTER VOLCANIC ASH YOU ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE OBSERVATION WITH THE OCEAN PREDICTION
CENTER BY CALLING 301 683 1520.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 60N W OF
167W... AND FROM 38N TO 47N BETWEEN 127W AND 142W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 57N W OF 162W...FROM 48N TO 53N
BETWEEN 157W AND 160W...AND WITHIN 60 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
44N127W TO 47N123W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 56N BETWEEN 133W AND 143W AND
FROM 56N TO 59N BETWEEN 162W AND 165W.

.FORECASTER HYDE. 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 THU MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO
14N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N94W 
TO 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N98W TO 11N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N97W TO 12N95W TO
14N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N87W 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU MAR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 04N96W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
02N101W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 
121W AND 129W.

.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 19 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 20 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 21 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 23N168W 1007 MB MOVING E SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 23N173W
24N177W 26N180W MOVING ESE SLOWLY. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 25N168W
26N166W 26N158W MOVING E SLOWLY. SECOND TROUGH 24N165W 24N164W
22N164W 20N165W 18N168W 13N180W MOVING E 10 KT. E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT
N OF 25N W OF 158W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 16N TO 22N 
BETWEEN
160W AND 167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 23N164W 1007 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 21N174W
22N179W 30N178W. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 25N159W 25N153W. SECOND
TROUGH FROM 24N160W 19N163W 15N168W 13N180W. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N
OF A LINE 30N148W 24N154W 24N172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 24N163W 1007 MB. NEW SECOND LOW NEAR 27N154W
1010 MB. TROUGH FROM SECOND LOW TO 25N155W 23N158W TO FIRST LOW TO
20N170W 21N179W 30N177W. WARM FRONT FROM SECOND LOW TO 29N150W
28N147W. SECOND TROUGH FROM 22N159W TO 16N164W 12N172W 11N180W. NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 150W AND 158W. NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N145W 25N148W 23N170W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 30N146W 24N151W 18N155W 17N157W 17N165W MOVING NE SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E AND SE OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 28N147W 24N154W 22N158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.COLD FRONT 30N150W 28N152W MOVING ESE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 3 TO 4 M N OF LINE 30N155W 24N164W 24N180W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE 30N150W 05N175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 24N BETWEEN 157W AND
175W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N145W 20N162W 11N170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M N OF A LINE 30N148W 25N156W
23N173W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N143W 11N177W.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 08N147W 08N155W 05N171W 06N170W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 161W AND 172W.



$$

.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.