Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

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.

PZZ899-071600-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist over the waters tonight, as a low pressure trough remains
stationary along the coast. The ridge will weaken as a cold front
moves into the N waters Tue, and dissipate as it moves into the
central waters Tue night. A high pressure ridge will build over
the NW waters Wed, and begin to weaken and move to the SE Wed
night into Thu as a cold front approaches the area. The front
will move across the waters late Thu into Fri, with high pressure
building in behind the front Fri and Fri night, as a low pressure
trough redevelops along the coast and continues into Sat night.
The high pressure ridge will persist into Sat night.  

$$

PZZ820-071600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to
21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-071600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-071600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-071600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to
9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-071600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TUE and TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-071600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE through WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-071600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-071600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-071600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT and WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.SAT and SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-071600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SAT and SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 
ft.

$$

PZZ945-071600-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
750 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT through THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 
to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.