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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
852 FZPN26 KWBC 131527 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 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. PZZ899-140545- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge of high pressure will remain across the waters and gradually drift S through Fri night. A low pressure trough will persist over the California interior through Sat night. A weak cold front or trough will enter the northern waters late Wed or early Wed night then drift S and dissipate across the waters Thu. Another weak cold front or trough will form to the W of the waters Thu night, then drift across the outer northern and central waters through Sat before dissipating near the southern waters Sat night. High pressure will rebuild across the northern and central portions behind the front Fri through Sat night. $$ PZZ820-140545- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ920-140545- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-140545- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ925-140545- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ830-140545- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ930-140545- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...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...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ835-140545- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ935-140545- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 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...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ840-140545- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-140545- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-140545- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 827 AM PDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.