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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN26 KWBC

FZPN26 KWBC 221558
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

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.

PZZ899-230430-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A strong low pressure trough
will persist along the coast today into tonight, then weaken
slightly later tonight and Sat as high pressure builds to the
NW. The coastal trough will strengthen again Sat night through
Sun night, then weaken Mon and Mon night as high pressure
persists NW of the area. A weak cold front will enter the N
waters late Fri, and quickly dissipate in the central waters late
Sat.



PZZ820-230430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

GALE WARNING


TODAY and TONIGHT
N winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 

FRI
N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

SAT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

SUN
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.

MON
N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.



PZZ920-230430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

GALE WARNING


TODAY and TONIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.

FRI
N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft.

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

SAT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft.

MON
NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.



PZZ825-230430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

GALE WARNING


TODAY and TONIGHT
N winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 

FRI
N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

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

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

MON
N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.



PZZ925-230430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

GALE WARNING


TODAY and TONIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.

FRI
N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to
19 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

SAT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

SUN and SUN NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

MON
N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

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



PZZ830-230430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

TODAY and TONIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 19 ft. 

FRI
N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

SAT and SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

MON
N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.



PZZ930-230430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

TODAY and TONIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.

FRI and FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 

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

MON
N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.



PZZ835-230430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

TODAY
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft.

FRI
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to
12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SAT
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

SUN
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

MON
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.



PZZ935-230430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

TODAY
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.

FRI
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

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

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

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

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

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



PZZ840-230430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

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

TONIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 11 ft.

FRI
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.

FRI NIGHT and SAT
W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9
ft.

SAT NIGHT
W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

SUN
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

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

MON
N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

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



PZZ940-230430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

TODAY
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

TONIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

FRI
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT and SAT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

MON
NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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



PZZ945-230430-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
858 AM PDT Thu Oct 22 2020

TODAY through SAT
W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

SUN
W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

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

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



.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.