795  
FZPN26 KWBC 181528  
OFFPZ6  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 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.  
 
PZZ899-190445-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
 
A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE  
S WATERS WILL PASS S OF THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL AREAS TODAY AND  
TONIGHT, THEN MOVE TO THE W OF THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS TUE AND  
INTO TUE NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL  
APPROACH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TUE THEN SLOW AND STALL ACROSS  
THIS REGION LATER TUE AND TUE NIGHT AND PERSIST OVER THIS AREA  
THROUGH WED AND WED NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE  
STALLED FRONT THU AND THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
BUILD ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT AND  
REMAIN THROUGH THU NIGHT AS A WEAK COASTAL TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG  
THE CENTRAL AND S CALIFORNIA. ON FRI AND FRI NIGHT THE STALLED  
FRONT BECOMES A COLD FRONT AND DRIFTS S FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS HIGH  
PRESSURE SHIFTS W OF THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS.  
 

 
 
PZZ820-190445-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ920-190445-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING S 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
17 TO 24 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.    
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 15 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ825-190445-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
15 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.   
WED
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 20 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ925-190445-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 13 TO  
15 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
12 TO 18 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
16 TO 20 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ830-190445-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 13 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ930-190445-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 19 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ835-190445-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ935-190445-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ840-190445-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS  
6 TO 11 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ940-190445-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 12 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ945-190445-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
728 AM PST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
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