Gale Warning
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
835 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 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.
PZZ820-181630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
835 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft.
.THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
835 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
California waters-
Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.
Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.
PZZ825-181630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
835 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
227 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
PZZ475-180530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-250918T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0041.250918T0000Z-250918T2200Z/
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
227 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 PM PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, north winds 25 to 35 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt and seas 9 to 14 feet expected. For the
Small Craft Advisory, north winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
35 kt and seas 6 to 8 feet.
* WHERE...Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, from 5 PM this afternoon to 3 PM
PDT Thursday. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 5 PM PDT
this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for severe conditions.
&&
$$
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
842 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
PZZ570-181145-
/O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-250918T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0166.250918T0400Z-250918T2200Z/
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
842 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with occasional gusts up to
35 kt and seas 9 to 13 ft expected.
* WHERE...Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM.
* WHEN...Until 3 PM PDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
842 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
PZZ571-181145-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0166.000000T0000Z-250918T2200Z/
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
842 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 7 to 11 ft.
* WHERE...Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM.
* WHEN...Until 3 PM PDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
842 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
PZZ575-181145-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0166.000000T0000Z-250918T1600Z/
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
842 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt expected.
* WHERE...Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM PDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/sanfrancisco
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
227 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
PZZ455-180530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.250918T0000Z-250918T1800Z/
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
227 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and
seas 7 to 10 feet expected.
* WHERE...Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm.
* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM PDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Hanford CA
823 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
CAZ304>316-181330-
/O.CON.KHNX.FA.A.0008.250918T2100Z-250920T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Coalinga - Avenal-West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-Fresno-Clovis-West Side Mountains
South of 198-Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-
Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-
Buena Vista-Bakersfield-Southeast San Joaquin Valley-South End
San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Taft, Sanger, Arvin, Blackwells Corner,
Lost Hills, Selma, Corcoran, Bakersfield, Lemoore Station,
Parlier, Wasco, Delano, Lamont, McKittrick, Avenal, Porterville,
Tulare, Visalia, Alpaugh, Goshen, Kettleman City, Kerman,
Richgrove, Coalinga, Buttonwillow, Five Points, Kingsburg,
Hanford, Shafter, Lemoore, and Fresno
823 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central California, including the following
areas, Bakersfield, Buena Vista, Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5,
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma, Coalinga - Avenal,
Delano-Wasco-Shafter, Fresno-Clovis, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore,
South End San Joaquin Valley, Southeast San Joaquin Valley,
Visalia - Porterville - Reedley, West Side Mountains South of 198
and West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Marginal to Slight risk of Excessive Rainfall due to
thunderstorms
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
&&
$$
CMolina
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Hanford CA
823 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
CAZ317>320-323>330-181330-
/O.CON.KHNX.FA.A.0008.250918T1800Z-250920T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mariposa Madera Foothills-Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-
Tulare Foothills-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-Yosemite NP outside
of the valley-Yosemite Valley-San Joaquin River Canyon-Upper San
Joaquin River-Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-Kings Canyon NP-Grant Grove
Area-Sequoia NP-
Including the cities of Lake Thomas Edison, Fish Camp, El Portal,
Lodgepole, Bass Lake, Oakhurst, Devils Postpile, Grant Grove,
Giant Forest, Shaver Lake, North Fork, Lake Wishon, Auberry,
Huntington Lake, Millerton Lake, Hume Lake, Tuolumne Meadows,
Cedar Grove, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa, Wawona, Coarsegold, and
Florence Lake
823 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BASIN AND FRENCH BURN SCARS AND THE GARNET
FIRE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive
rainfall are possible over the Sierra Nevada including the Basin
and French Burn Scars and the Garnet Fire.
* WHERE...A portion of central California, including the following
areas, Fresno-Tulare Foothills, Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra, Grant
Grove Area, Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge, Kings Canyon NP, Mariposa
Madera Foothills, Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra, San Joaquin River
Canyon, Sequoia NP, Upper San Joaquin River, Yosemite NP outside
of the valley and Yosemite Valley.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Basin and French Burn Scars and
the Garnet Fire is expected up to and during the period of the
watch. Residents near the Basin and French Burn Scars and the
Garnet Fire should prepare for potential flooding impacts. Be sure
to stay up to date with information from local authorities.
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks,
streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy
rainfall in thunderstorms over the Sierra Nevada including
the burn scars, which may lead to flash flooding and debris
flows.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
&&
$$
Flood Watch...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
321 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
.Small modification in timing description, otherwise no change.
CAZ038-344-345-353-362-369-370-376>383-548-190900-
/O.COR.KLOX.FA.A.0005.250918T1200Z-250919T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cuyama Valley-San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys-San Luis
Obispo County Mountains-Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains-
Malibu Coast-Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-
Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-Southern Ventura
County Mountains-Northern Ventura County Mountains-Interstate
5 Corridor-Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor-
Eastern San Gabriel Mountains-Western Antelope Valley Foothills-
Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills-Antelope Valley-Los Angeles
County San Gabriel Valley-
Including the cities of Gorman, Llano, Lockwood Valley, Elizabeth
Lake, El Monte, Pasadena, Topanga, Pacific Palisades, Valyermo,
Pomona, Rose Valley, Tejon Pass, Pearblossom, Wrightwood, Malibu
Bowl, Pyramid Lake, Palmdale, Lake Palmdale, Ozena, Mount Wilson,
The Angeles Crest Highway, La Panza Range, Warm Springs, Shandon,
Creston, Figueroa Mountain, Lancaster, Big Pine Mountain, Carrizo
Plain, Caliente Range, Mount Baldy, Matilija, East Los Angeles,
Santa Margarita Lake, Acton, Mill Creek, Lake Los Angeles, New
Cuyama, San Rafael Mountain, Malibu, Topatopa Mountains, San
Gabriel, and Mount Pinos
321 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest California, including the following
areas, Antelope Valley, Cuyama Valley, Eastern Antelope Valley
Foothills, Eastern San Gabriel Mountains, Eastern Santa Monica
Mountains Recreational Area, Interstate 5 Corridor, Los Angeles
County San Gabriel Valley, Malibu Coast, Northern Ventura County
Mountains, San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys, San Luis
Obispo County Mountains, Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains,
Southern Ventura County Mountains, Western Antelope Valley
Foothills, Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor
and Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area.
* WHEN...From early Thursday morning through late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rain rates up to or locally exceeding one half inch per hour
are possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to
flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
&&
$$
MW
Marine Weather Statement
Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
234 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
PZZ645-650-655-670-673-676-182200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to
60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
234 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
FRIDAY...
A moist and unstable air mass, associated with the remnants of
Tropical Storm Mario, will bring the threat of showers and
thunderstorms to all of the coastal waters through Friday. The
period of most concern will likely be today through Thursday. Any
thunderstorms that form will be capable of producing gusty and
erratic winds, locally rough seas, dangerous cloud-to-ocean
lightning, brief heavy rainfall, and a waterspout.
With thunderstorms possible, consider adjusting your plans, and
continue to monitor the forecast for this evolving weather
scenario.
$$
Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
733 AM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
PZZ535-560-565-575-576-180700-
Monterey Bay-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
733 AM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT...
The northern area of mid to upper level moisture and instability
associated with the remnants of tropical cyclone Mario will continue
to advance northward today and tonight. There is a slight chance of
thunderstorms over the southern coastal waters today and tonight. Also,
can`t rule out isolated lightning over the Monterey Bay. Thunderstorms
may produce gusty outflow winds, locally rough seas and brief heavy
rain.
$$
