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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



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.



PZZ899-010015-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE JUST N OF

THE AREA WILL PERSIST TODAY INTO MON WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. AN AREA

OF HIGH PRES NW OF THE REGION NEAR 45N 156W WILL GRADUALLY

STRENGTHEN TODAY INTO TUE NIGHT WHILE DRIFTING E TOWARDS THE

WATERS...THEN STALL NEAR 43N 148W WED THROUGH THU NIGHT. A LOW

PRES TROUGH WILL PERSIST INLAND OVER CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH THU

NIGHT.



$$



PZZ820-010015-

POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM

OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



...GALE WARNING...



.TODAY...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...HIGHEST NE. SEAS 10 TO 18

FT...HIGHEST NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 9

TO 12 FT.

.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11

FT...HIGHEST SE.

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION TO 35

KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.



$$



PZZ920-010015-

POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM

OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND

SEAS SE.

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.

.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST

SE.

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.

.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE.

.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13

FT...HIGHEST SE. 



$$



PZZ825-010015-

POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND

SEAS NW.

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NW.

.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.

.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.



$$



PZZ925-010015-

POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND

SEAS NE.

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.



$$



PZZ830-010015-

PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM

OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION

VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW.

.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 10

KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION

5 TO 10 KT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.



$$



PZZ930-010015-

PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM

OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST

WINDS AND SEAS NW.

.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.



$$



PZZ835-010015-

POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND

150 NM OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9

FT.

.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT

EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST

NW.

.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.



$$



PZZ935-010015-

POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM

AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE

PORTION 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6

TO 9 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8

TO 10 FT.



$$



PZZ840-010015-

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM

AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7

FT...HIGHEST W.

.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT

EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8

FT...HIGHEST W.

.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.



$$



PZZ940-010015-

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

.MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

.WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.



$$



PZZ945-010015-

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO GUADALUPE ISLAND FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE

WEST TO 120W-

251 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2016



.TODAY THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW.



$$



.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

