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FZPN26 KWBC 160831
OFFPZ6
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 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.
PZZ899-162230-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N
PORTIONS OF THE WATERS TONIGHT, THEN INTO THE CENTRAL PORTIONS
WED AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED NIGHT INTO THU. A COASTAL TROUGH
WILL REDEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL AND N CALIFORNIA COAST BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT WED NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT, THEN
WEAKEN FRI. THEREAFTER, WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. POINT REYES BROADCAST
STATION IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE AND
WORKING ON THE ISSUE.
PZZ820-162230-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 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 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ920-162230-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-162230-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ925-162230-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 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.
PZZ830-162230-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 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 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ930-162230-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-162230-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 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 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ935-162230-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-162230-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 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
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-162230-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-162230-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
131 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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