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FZPN26 KWBC 190305
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
705 PM 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.
PZZ899-191630-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE S
WATERS WILL PASS S OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL AREAS 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. ON SAT AND SAT NIGHT AN AREA OF WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT E OVER THE WATERS.
PZZ820-191630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
13 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-191630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
18 TO 25 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
14 TO 20 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
13 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ825-191630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
TUE
S TO 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
14 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-191630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
17 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-191630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-191630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
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
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
PZZ835-191630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
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, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-191630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-191630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
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. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-191630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-191630-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
705 PM PST MON NOV 18 2024
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 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, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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