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
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

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.

PZZ899-122130-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure over the northern
waters will slowly weaken today into Wed. A weak low pressure 
trough will persist along the California coast through Wed 
night. A weakening cold front will approach the NW portion later
Wed night, move E across the northern waters Thu and Thu night, 
and then dissipate early Fri. A high pressure ridge will build E
and NE over the N and central waters later Fri and Fri night, 
and persist through Sat night while a coastal trough develops 
later Fri and Fri night, and persists Sat and Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-122130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...Winds becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 7 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-122130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Winds becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 7 
to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-122130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 
ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...Winds becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt, then N. Seas building
to 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-122130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-122130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas building to 5 
to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas building to 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 9 to 12 
ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-122130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
building to 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas building
to 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-122130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Patchy dense fog. 
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Patchy fog. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
building to 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 9 to 11 
ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-122130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas building
to 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT and SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-122130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming
W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Patchy fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy
fog. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 
3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas building
to 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-122130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE, then variable.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT and THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-122130-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
132 AM PST Tue Nov 12 2019

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 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 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 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...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
building to 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.