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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
150 PM 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.
PZZ899-171030-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING N FROM
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM MARIO WILL PUSH N INTO THE
SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THU, THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. MEANWHILE,
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT SW OF
THE AREA TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S INTO THE AREA. THE
FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WED NIGHT. BEHIND
THE FRONT, A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP 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. THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL
REFORM LATE SAT NIGHT, AS RIDGING BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE
NORTHERN WATERS, THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE S INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN BEFORE QUICKLY
DISSIPATING. THE USCG TRANSMITTER AT POINT REYES CALIFORNIA IS
EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE OF THE
PROBLEM. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
PZZ820-171030-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-171030-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-171030-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-171030-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-171030-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-171030-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-171030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-171030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 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
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-171030-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-171030-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-171030-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
150 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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