297 FZPN26 KWBC 192210 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 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. PZZ899-201045- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front across the southern waters will continue to move south and weaken tonight. Ridging briefly builds across waters late tonight and into Fri morning. A warm front will then move into the NW portions of the waters Fri and Fri night, Followed by a strong cold front Sat. The front will slowly press E into the waters Sat and Sat night before becoming nearly stationary and gradually weakening along the coast Sun. Another cold front will move into the NW waters Sun night, again become stationary across central waters through Mon and Mon night, and weaken on Tue. A ridge will build into the SE portion of waters Fri and Fri night, then persist through Mon night before weakening Tue in advance of the aforementioned stationary front. Mariners should continue monitoring the latest forecasts regarding potentially impactful conditions to affect the waters this weekend. The Point Reyes NAVTEX transmitter remains in a degraded state, technicians are aware and troubleshooting. $$ PZZ820-201045- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... ...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-201045- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .SUN...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-201045- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ925-201045- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ830-201045- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-201045- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ835-201045- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-201045- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-201045- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-201045- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-201045- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 210 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.
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