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Offshore Forecast
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866 FZPN26 KWBC 052120 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 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 PZZ899-061030- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will slowly shift NW of the area tonight through Sat night. A weak area of low pressure will drift well W of the area into Sat. Another area of high pressure will persist NW of the central and northern waters today through Wed night while slowly drifting NW. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast tonight through Wed night. $$ $$ PZZ820-061030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ920-061030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-061030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-061030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-061030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ930-061030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-061030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-061030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-061030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-061030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-061030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.