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FZPN26 KWBC 052209  
OFFPZ6  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
ISSUED BY NWS HONOLULU HI  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 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.  
 
PZZ899-061045-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. IT  
WILL WEAKEN TUE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE N AND ENTERS  
THE N WATERS TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL  
WATERS WED BEFORE DISSIPATING WED NIGHT. MEANWHILE, A SURFACE  
TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST TODAY, BEFORE WEAKENING  
TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD ACROSS  
THE REGION THU AND THU NIGHT, AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SAT. THE  
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS SAT NIGHT.  
 
 
 
PZZ820-061045-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ920-061045-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ825-061045-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 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 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ925-061045-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ830-061045-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ930-061045-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 10 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 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ835-061045-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ935-061045-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
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 7 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ840-061045-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 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 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ940-061045-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
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  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO  
8 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.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ945-061045-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
309 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 11 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
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