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FZPN26 KWBC 030343
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

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.

PZZ899-031615-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain W and
NW of the N and central waters tonight through Tue morning, then
drift N while maintaining a ridge to the N and NW of the waters
Wed through Thu night. A coastal trough along the entire coast
will weaken tonight before rebuilding along the N and central
coast Tue into Wed night. The trough will then gradually weaken
through Fri night. The area of high pressure to the N and NW of
the area will weaken Thu through Fri night as a weak area of high
pressure forms just W of the central and southern waters. The
ridge of high pressure will remain in place through Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-031615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ920-031615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ825-031615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-031615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

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

$$

PZZ830-031615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-031615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ835-031615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ935-031615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ840-031615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-031615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ945-031615-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
843 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.