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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 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.
PZZ899-041045-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE S
WATERS WILL PASS S OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT.
THEREAFTER, HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TUE BEFORE A COLD FRONT
ENTERS THE N WATERS TUE NIGHT, MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
WED, THEN DISSIPATES WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE REGION THU AND THU NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN
ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT, CONTINUE THROUGH MON, THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
PZZ820-041045-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-041045-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-041045-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-041045-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ830-041045-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-041045-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-041045-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-041045-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-041045-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-041045-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-041045-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
251 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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