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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
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883 FZPN26 KWBC 182139 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 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. PZZ899-191015- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build in across the waters tonight. A weak area of low pressure will move slowly E across the N portions of the waters Mon into Tue then gradually weaken as high pressure builds in again from the W across all of the waters Tue night through Thu night. A trough will develop along the Central and S California coast Tue and persist through Fri night. High pressure will also build in from the W Fri and Fri night. $$ PZZ820-191015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ920-191015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-191015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ925-191015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-191015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ930-191015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW early, then, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ835-191015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-191015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-191015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-191015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-191015- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 239 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.