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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
200 PM PST Wed Feb 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.

PZZ899-061030-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure will move NE into
the central CA waters Thu with a warm front lifting NE ahead of
the low. The low will move inland Thu night and pull a cold front
through the southern waters Thu night into Fri. High pressure
will build over the NW waters while a coastal trough develops
along the central and southern CA coast Fri. High pressure and
coastal trough will remain in place Fri into Mon before a low
pressure area moves into the northern waters Mon and Mon night.


$$

PZZ820-061030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-061030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-061030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE, then,
becoming SE. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-061030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-061030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE, then,
becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-061030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to
20 kt, then, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-061030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-061030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt,
then, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-061030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-061030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE, then,
becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ945-061030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
200 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.