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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 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.  
 
PZZ899-232200-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS  
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL  
CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, THEN WEAKEN TONIGHT AS  
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL  
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT. A  
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER THE NW PORTION 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 TONIGHT, 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.  
 
 
 
PZZ820-232200-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
MON  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
19 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
14 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ920-232200-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 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 NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 16 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ825-232200-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 10 TO  
14 FT.    
WED  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO  
11 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
14 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ925-232200-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 9 TO  
16 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO  
15 KT. 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 N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ830-232200-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT.    
MON  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 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 SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT.    
THU  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ930-232200-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
10 TO 14 FT.    
WED  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
11 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ835-232200-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ935-232200-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT.    
THU  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ840-232200-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 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 6 TO 10 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  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ940-232200-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ945-232200-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
151 AM PST SUN FEB 23 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
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