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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN26 KWBC

FZPN26 KWBC 191546
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

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.

PZZ899-200430-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A low pressure trough near the
coast today will strengthen tonight through Fri night, then
weaken and move offshore Sat through Mon night. A high pressure
ridge will persist NW of the area through Sat night, then slowly
weaken Sun and Sun night. Another ridge will build towards the S
waters Sun through Mon night.


PZZ820-200430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 nm and 150 nm
offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

GALE WARNING


TODAY
N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

TONIGHT through FRI NIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 15
ft.

SAT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

SUN
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON and MON NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.


PZZ920-200430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 nm and 250 nm
offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

TONIGHT through SAT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.


PZZ825-200430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 nm and 150 nm offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY through FRI
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

FRI NIGHT and SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN
N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

MON
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.


PZZ925-200430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 nm and 250 nm offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY and TONIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

FRI
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

FRI NIGHT and SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

SUN
NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON
Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON NIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.


PZZ830-200430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 nm and 150 nm
offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY and TONIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

FRI
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

SAT through SUN
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.

SUN NIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.


PZZ930-200430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 nm and 250 nm
offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY through FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

SAT
N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN and SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9
ft.

MON
W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.


PZZ835-200430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 nm and
150 nm offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Scattered showers.

TONIGHT through FRI NIGHT
Variable winds less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SAT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

SUN
Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to
7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.


PZZ935-200430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 nm
and 250 nm offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY through FRI
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 10 ft.

SAT
E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN
S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.

MON
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.


PZZ840-200430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 nm
and 150 nm offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY
W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

TONIGHT and FRI
W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7
ft.

FRI NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SAT
W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SUN
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

MON and MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.


PZZ940-200430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 nm and 250 nm offshore-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY and TONIGHT
W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6
ft.

FRI and FRI NIGHT
W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7
ft.

SAT
S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

SUN
W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON and MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.


PZZ945-200430-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 nm offshore
west to 120W-
846 AM PDT Thu Jul 19 2018

TODAY
W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

TONIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

FRI
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

FRI NIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SAT
NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SUN
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT through MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8
ft.


.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.