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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
859 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.
PZZ899-170430-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE
NORTHERN WATERS TODAY WILL SHIFT SW OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL
WATERS WED, THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT, A
COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL AND N CALIFORNIA
COAST WED NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT, WHILE STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE WELL W OF THE AREA BUILDS SLIGHTLY E. A WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COASTAL TROUGH ON FRI NEAR POINT
ARENA, THEN DRIFT SW INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT
WHILE THE REMAINING COASTAL TROUGH WEAKENS. THE COASTAL TROUGH
WILL RESTRENGTHEN LATE SAT NIGHT, AS RIDGING BECOMES ESTABLISHED
OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE USCG TRANSMITTER AT POINT REYES
CALIFORNIA IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. TECHNICIANS
ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
PZZ820-170430-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 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.
PZZ920-170430-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. 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.
PZZ825-170430-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 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.
PZZ925-170430-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 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.
PZZ830-170430-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
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.
PZZ930-170430-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, 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.
PZZ835-170430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
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.
PZZ935-170430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 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.
PZZ840-170430-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
859 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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.
PZZ940-170430-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. 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.
PZZ945-170430-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
859 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY.
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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