FZPN26 KWBC 190944 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 144 AM 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. PZZ899-192145- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front across the central waters will move into the southern region today, then weaken as it passes S of the area tonight. A warm front will move into the NW portion 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 into Mon night. A ridge will build into the SE portion Fri and Fri night, then persist into Mon night. Mariners should continue monitoring the latest forecasts for a potentially impactful low pressure system to affect the waters this weekend. The Point Reyes NAVTEX transmitter remains in a degraded state, technicians are aware and troubleshooting. $$ PZZ820-192145- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... ...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 35 to 50 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 40 to 50 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-192145- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N, then, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Slight chance of rain. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ825-192145- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-192145- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ830-192145- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-192145- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 12 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 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 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 to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ835-192145- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-192145- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ840-192145- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-192145- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI...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 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ945-192145- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 144 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.