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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN26 KWBC

FZPN26 KWBC 192121
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

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.

PZZ899-201230-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A low pressure trough will
persist and gradually strengthen along the California coast tonight,
as high pressure persists W of the area. The trough will slowly
weaken Sat and Sat night as the high pressure persists W of the
central and southern waters through Mon. Weak low pressure will
pass just NW and N of the area Sat night into Mon, with an
associated weak cold front reaching the northern waters late Sun.
The front will dissipate near the inner waters Mon, with a high
pressure ridge re-building to the W of the area Sun night
through Mon night. The high pressure will persist to the W of the
region Mon night through Wed night.



PZZ820-201230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

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

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

SUN
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

MON
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

TUE
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

WED
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.



PZZ920-201230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SAT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

SUN
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

SUN NIGHT
W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

MON NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

TUE
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

WED
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.



PZZ825-201230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

SAT
NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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

SUN
NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

MON
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

TUE
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

WED
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

WED NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.



PZZ925-201230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SAT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

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

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

MON
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

TUE
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

WED
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.



PZZ830-201230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

SAT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

MON
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

TUE
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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

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

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



PZZ930-201230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

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

SAT
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

TUE
N to NW winds 15 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.



PZZ835-201230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

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

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

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

SUN NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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

MON NIGHT
N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

TUE
NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

WED
N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.

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



PZZ935-201230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SAT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

TUE
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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

WED NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.



PZZ840-201230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

TONIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

SUN
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

MON
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

TUE
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

WED
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.



PZZ940-201230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

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

SAT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

SUN
N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

TUE
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

WED
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.



PZZ945-201230-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
221 PM PDT Fri Aug 19 2022

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SAT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

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

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

MON
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

TUE NIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

WED
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

WED NIGHT
W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.



.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.