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FZPN26 KWBC 160231
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 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.
PZZ899-161615-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
FROM THE W TONIGHT WHILE A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST. THESE FEATURES WILL WEAKEN TUE AND TUE NIGHT AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW AND PASSES THROUGH
THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS WED THROUGH THU BEFORE DISSIPATING THU
NIGHT. A COASTAL CALIFORNIA TROUGH WILL REDEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT THU INTO THU NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN OVER
THE WATERS. THESE FEATURES WILL THEN WEAKEN FRI AND FRI NIGHT AND
PERSIST SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. POINT REYES BROADCAST STATION IS
CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE AND WORKING ON
THE ISSUE.
PZZ820-161615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ920-161615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ825-161615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ925-161615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-161615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-161615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-161615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ935-161615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ840-161615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-161615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-161615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
731 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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