Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
179 FZPN26 KWBC 112122 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 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. PZZ899-121030- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered W and NW of the area will move farther W and SW away from the waters tonight into early Sun while weakening. Strengthening high pressure will slowly build E towards the N and central California coast later Sun and Sun night then expand to the N and NW of the area Mon and Mon night, and persist into Tue night. The area of high pressure to the N and NW of the area will weaken Wed into Thu, and then restrengthen Thu night. A weak coastal low pressure trough along the N and central coast will persist tonight, strengthen over this region by later Sun into Sun night, and then intensify further by late Mon through Tue night. The trough may begin to weaken slightly Wed into Thu night. $$ PZZ820-121030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ920-121030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT and WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT and THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ825-121030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT and THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-121030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-121030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-121030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE and TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED and WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-121030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt early, then, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-121030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-121030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Patchy fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Patchy fog early. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE and TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-121030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt early, then, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT and WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT through THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-121030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 222 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED and WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU and THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.