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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
151 AM 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.
PZZ899-202130-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS THIS MORNING THEN SLOW AND
STALL ACROSS THIS REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL PERSIST
OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT. 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 TODAY INTO TONIGHT
AND REMAIN THROUGH THU NIGHT AS A WEAK COASTAL TROUGH DEVELOPS
ALONG THE CENTRAL AND S CALIFORNIA COAST. ON FRI AND FRI NIGHT
THE STALLED FRONT BECOMES A COLD FRONT AND DRIFTS S OVER THE
CENTRAL AND S WATERS THEN 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.
PZZ820-202130-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
18 TO 26 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
FRI
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-202130-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING SW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ825-202130-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-202130-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
RAIN.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-202130-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ930-202130-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
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. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ835-202130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-202130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TONIGHT
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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ840-202130-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW 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 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-202130-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ945-202130-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
151 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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