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Offshore Forecast
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502 FZPN26 KWBC 021542 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 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. The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php PZZ899-030430- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will continue to build NW of the waters today, persist tonight through Thu, then slowly shift more NW of the area Thu night through Sat night. A weak area of low pressure will form just W of the southern waters Wed night, then drift well W of the area through Sat. Another area of high pressure will develop W of the central waters late Thu and persist through Sat night while slowly drifting W. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast today through Sat night. $$ PZZ820-030430- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ920-030430- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-030430- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-030430- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-030430- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-030430- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ835-030430- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-030430- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-030430- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-030430- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-030430- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 842 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.