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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 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.

PZZ899-191800-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak thermal trough will
persist along inland areas of California through Wed. A high
pressure area W of the N and central waters tonight will weaken
and move SE and settle to the W of the central and S waters Mon
and Mon night, then remain anchored W of this region through Fri
night. A weak cold front will move into the N waters Wed, then
stall Wed night. Weak low pressure will move E along the front
Wed and dissipate by Wed night. A coastal trough will redevelop
by late Tue night along the central and S areas then shift into
the N and central areas Thu through Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-191800-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-191800-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7
ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6
to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Winds shifting to N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT and FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-191800-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7
ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-191800-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-191800-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6
to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6
ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-191800-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT and TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-191800-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6
to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-191800-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7
ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8
to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-191800-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT and THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-191800-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6
to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7
to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-191800-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
821 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5
to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT and WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9
ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.
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