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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN26 KWBC

FZPN26 KWBC 261557
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

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.

PZZ899-270415-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A weak cold front will
dissipate today as it moves into the N waters. A stronger cold
front will move into the N waters tonight. The front will move
across the N waters Mon, and then across the central waters Mon
night and southern waters Tue. Meanwhile, high pressure will
build in from the W behind the front over the northern and
central waters Tue into Wed. A coastal trough will redevelop Tue
night and persist into Thu. Another cold front will then move
across the N waters Thu night.



PZZ820-270415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

TONIGHT
S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON
W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm
or less.

MON NIGHT
W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

TUE
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

WED
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

WED NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

THU
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.



PZZ920-270415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

TONIGHT
SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

MON
W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to
15 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

WED
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.

WED NIGHT
W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

THU
W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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



PZZ825-270415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable early, then,
becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

TONIGHT
W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.

TUE
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

WED
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

WED NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

THU
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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



PZZ925-270415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW early,
then, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

TONIGHT
SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

TUE
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

WED
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

THU
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.



PZZ830-270415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

TONIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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

MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft.

TUE
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

WED
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

THU
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.



PZZ930-270415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

TONIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.

TUE
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

WED
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

THU
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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



PZZ835-270415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

TONIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

TUE
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

WED
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

THU
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.



PZZ935-270415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

TONIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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

MON NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft.

TUE
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

WED
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

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

THU
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.



PZZ840-270415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

MON
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

TUE
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

WED
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

WED NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

THU
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.



PZZ940-270415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

TUE
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

WED
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

WED NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

THU
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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



PZZ945-270415-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
857 AM PDT Sun Sep 26 2021

TODAY
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

TONIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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

MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

WED
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.



.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.