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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
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413 FZPN26 KWBC 151523 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 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. PZZ899-160515- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge of high pressure will gradually drift S through Fri night, then persist across the southern waters through Mon night. A low pressure trough will persist over the California interior through Mon night. Weak low pressure will approach the outer northern waters today, then drift E across the zones before dissipating near the northern CA coast Sat. The low will push a cold front across the northern and central waters Fri night through Sat. Behind the front high pressure will again build across the northern and central waters through Sun. Sun night weak low pressure will approach the northern portions and move into the waters Mon and Mon night. $$ PZZ820-160515- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ920-160515- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ825-160515- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ925-160515- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ830-160515- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ930-160515- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ835-160515- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-160515- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-160515- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-160515- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-160515- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 823 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.