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Offshore Waters Forecast (California)
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FZPN26 KWBC 262149
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 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
PZZ899-271030-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist W of
the waters through Wed night, as a trough remains near the
California coast. A weak cold front or low pressure trough will
approach from the N Mon night into Tue night and dissipate Wed.
$$
PZZ820-271030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
PZZ920-271030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
PZZ825-271030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
PZZ925-271030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
PZZ830-271030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ930-271030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.
$$
PZZ835-271030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-271030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ840-271030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ940-271030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-271030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
249 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.
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