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Offshore Forecast
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179 FZPN26 KWBC 162144 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 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. PZZ899-171045- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge over the central waters will sag southward into the souther waters tonight and Sat. A cold front over the northern portion will move S into the central waters tonight and Sat before moving into the southern area Sat night before dissipating Sun. High pressure will build across the NW portion behind the front Sat night through Mon night, then will weaken Tue. A low trough will form along the California coast Sun and persist through Tue night before dissipating Wed into Wed night. $$ PZZ820-171045- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE early, then, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ920-171045- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ825-171045- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ925-171045- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ830-171045- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ930-171045- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ835-171045- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-171045- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .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 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ840-171045- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-171045- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-171045- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 244 PM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.