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FZPN26 KWBC 210344  
OFFPZ6  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
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.  
 
PZZ899-211645-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
 
A STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED  
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE WATERS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. IT  
WILL THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THU AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS  
JUST W OF THE NORTHERN WATERS. AS THAT LOW MOVES QUICKLY N AWAY  
FROM THE AREA, A COLD FRONT EXTENDING S FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE SE  
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI,  
REACHING THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI NIGHT. ON SAT, A NEW WEAKER  
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP W OF THE WATERS. IT WILL MOVE E  
INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN BEFORE WEAKENING  
INTO A TROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS  
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. AN  
ADDITIONAL WEAK AND BROAD AREA OF TROUGHING WILL EXTEND S FROM  
BROAD LOW PRESSURE N OF THE AREA AND WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE  
NORTHERN WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT.  
 

 
 
PZZ820-211645-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.   
THU
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.  
RAIN LIKELY. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.   
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ920-211645-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 17 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
14 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO  
45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ825-211645-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN LIKELY.  
SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ925-211645-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
12 TO 15 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
FRI
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ830-211645-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO  
7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ930-211645-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 13 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ835-211645-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ935-211645-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ840-211645-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO  
11 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ940-211645-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.  
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ945-211645-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
744 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.  
 

 
 
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