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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 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.

PZZ899-191045-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure center will drift
W and SW of the central and S waters tonight while weakening. A
cold front will move SE across the N and central waters tonight
and Wed, then move across the southern waters Wed night. High
pressure will again rebuild across the region Thu and Thu night
as a coastal trough redevelops along the central and S areas.
The high pressure will persist through Sun night as several
fronts pass N of the waters.


$$

PZZ820-191045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-191045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-191045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-191045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt, then,
becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-191045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-191045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-191045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-191045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-191045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-191045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-191045-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
152 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.