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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 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.
PZZ899-231615-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT, AND WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT INTO
TUE, THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TUE NIGHT INTO WED NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE S AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COASTS THROUGH
SUN NIGHT, STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY MON INTO TUE, THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN TUE NIGHT INTO WED NIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT.
PZZ820-231615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
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. AREAS OF FOG
AND CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG
AND CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT,
BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
PZZ920-231615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 12 TO
20 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 27 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
PZZ825-231615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 11 TO
14 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
THU
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ925-231615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
13 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
PZZ830-231615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ930-231615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
TONIGHT
W TO 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, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ835-231615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
PZZ935-231615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 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 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ840-231615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 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.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PZZ940-231615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
PZZ945-231615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
712 PM PST SAT FEB 22 2025
TONIGHT
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, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
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