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Offshore Forecast
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076 FZPN26 KWBC 290342 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 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 PZZ899-291715- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build E into the N and central portions tonight through Sat night before weakening Sun as a weak cold front approaches the area. The cold front will dissipate as it moves into the N and central waters later Sun and Sun night. High pressure will rebuild W and NW of the N and central waters Mon, strengthen through Tue night, and then slowly weaken Wed and Wed night. A low pressure trough inland over California through Sat, will strengthen along the central and southern coast Sat night and Sun, then strengthen along the N and central coast Sun night through Tue night, and then persist through Wed night. Cambria NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ PZZ820-291715- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ920-291715- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ825-291715- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ925-291715- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ830-291715- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ930-291715- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ835-291715- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ935-291715- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-291715- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-291715- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ945-291715- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 842 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.