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FZPN26 KWBC 081527  
OFFPZ6  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
ISSUED BY NWS HONOLULU HI  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 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.  
 
PZZ899-090545-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E  
ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT, WEAKEN LATER  
FRI AND FRI NIGHT. BY SAT NIGHT ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS, THEN SHIFT  
FURTHER S OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT.  
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND  
DISSIPATING ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS LATER SAT OR SAT NIGHT.  
ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA SUN, MOVE  
ACROSS THE N WATERS SUN NIGHT, CENTRAL WATERS MON, THEN THROUGH  
THE SOUTHERN WATERS MON NIGHT.  
 
 
 
PZZ820-090545-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ920-090545-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT.    
SUN  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
12 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ825-090545-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ925-090545-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ830-090545-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ930-090545-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ835-090545-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ935-090545-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ840-090545-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ940-090545-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ945-090545-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
827 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
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