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Offshore Forecast
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391 FZPN26 KWBC 040400 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 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 PZZ899-041615- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist NW of the waters tonight through Thu, then slowly shift more NW of the area Thu night through Sat night. A weak area of low pressure will form just W of the southern waters tonight, then drift well W of the area through Sat. Another area of high pressure will develop W of the central waters late Thu and persist through Mon night while slowly drifting NW. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast tonight through Mon night. $$ PZZ820-041615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ920-041615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-041615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ925-041615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 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 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-041615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-041615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 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 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-041615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-041615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-041615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-041615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-041615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 900 PM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.