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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 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.
PZZ899-221030-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
REGION TODAY WHILE A TROUGH PERSISTS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
THE TROUGH WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN TONIGHT INTO SAT AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES OVER NORTHERN WATERS WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND S CALIFORNIA WATERS THROUGH MON
NIGHT WHILE DRIFTING E. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N
AND CENTRAL WATERS SUN NIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN MON INTO
MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT N OVER THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WATERS TUE INTO WED, WITH COASTAL TROUGH EXPANDING N.
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WATERS WED NIGHT.
PZZ820-221030-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
WED
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-221030-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-221030-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-221030-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-221030-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-221030-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 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 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-221030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-221030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 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 TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-221030-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ940-221030-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 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 TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 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 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ945-221030-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
203 PM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
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