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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 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.
PZZ899-201300-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE TO THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS EARLY TONIGHT AND SLOW
AND STALL ACROSS THIS REGION LATER TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
PERSIST OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH WED AND WED NIGHT.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE STALLED FRONT THU AND THU
NIGHT. OTHERWISE WEAK 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 OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS AND DISSIPATES
SAT. ON SAT AND EARLY SAT NIGHT AN AREA OF WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
WILL DRIFT E OVER THE WATERS. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE E INTO THE N
WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E
AND SE ACROSS THE WATERS DURING THIS PERIOD.
PZZ820-201300-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-201300-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. RAIN.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
18 TO 26 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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ825-201300-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
WED
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-201300-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
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. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-201300-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 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 18 FT. RAIN.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-201300-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT,
THEN, BECOMING S. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU
S TO SW 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 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-201300-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 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 10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-201300-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
PZZ840-201300-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
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 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
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 LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-201300-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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
6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-201300-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
204 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 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 10 TO 15 KT. 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 5 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, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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