Offshore Waters Forecast (California)
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FZPN26 KWBC 192224 CCA OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast...CORRECTED NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 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. PZZ899-201100- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A stationary front will extend SW from Oregon coast into the N waters early tonight. Low pressure will develop on the front later tonight and then move NE and inland. The cold front will move S into the central waters tonight and over the S waters Sun. Another developing low pressure will develop W of the area tonight, then track NE over the N waters Sun into Sun night. Its associated cold front will then move into the N and central waters Sun, and into the S waters Sunday night while weakening. High pressure will build W of the waters Sun and Sun night, then continue across the N waters Mon through Thu night. A low pressure trough will develop along the coast Mon, then persist into Thu night. $$ PZZ820-201100- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 nm and 150 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Winds becoming W to NW and increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ920-201100- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 nm and 250 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and TSTMs. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-201100- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 nm and 150 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas building to 9 to 14 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ925-201100- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 nm and 250 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-201100- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 nm and 150 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog and chance of rain with VSBY 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Winds becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-201100- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 nm and 250 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with VSBY 1 nm or less. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ835-201100- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 nm and 150 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-201100- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 nm and 250 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N, then, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Winds becoming NW and increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-201100- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 nm and 150 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-201100- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 nm and 250 nm offshore- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-201100- San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 nm offshore west to 120W- 224 PM PST Sat Jan 19 2019 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.
