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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 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.



PZZ899-161100-

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...HIGH PRES W OF THE WATERS WILL

MOVE N AS IT STRENGTHENS TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. A LOW PRES

TROUGH ALONG THE NRN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PERSIST TONIGHT...THEN

STRENGTHEN TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING THU THROUGH SAT.

HIGH PRES NW OF THE AREA ON THU WILL CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM THE

REGION WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT.



$$



PZZ820-161100-

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

OFFSHORE-

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



...GALE WARNING...



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9

TO 15 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

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

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.

.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

BECOMING 7 TO 9 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS

7 TO 9 FT.

.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

7 TO 9 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 



$$



PZZ920-161100-

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

OFFSHORE-

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. 

.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 

.THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. 



$$



PZZ825-161100-

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

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 

.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

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

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 11 FT.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN

5 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7

FT.

.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 



$$



PZZ925-161100-

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

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 

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

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 



$$



PZZ830-161100-

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

OFFSHORE-

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

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

.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 

.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO

12 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

9 TO 12 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS

SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS

BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS

6 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 



$$



PZZ930-161100-

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

OFFSHORE-

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

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

.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

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

.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.

.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO

9 FT.

.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8

FT.

.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING W LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO

7 FT.



$$



PZZ835-161100-

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

150 NM OFFSHORE-

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO

7 FT.

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

.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.THU...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO

11 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE.

SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8

FT.

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS SUBSIDING

TO 5 TO 6 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 



$$



PZZ935-161100-

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

AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 12 FT. 

.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8

FT.

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO

7 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 



$$



PZZ840-161100-

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

AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. 

.THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS

4 TO 7 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO

6 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 



$$



PZZ940-161100-

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

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

6 TO 9 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 

.THU...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

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

SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

.FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO

8 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6

FT.



$$



PZZ945-161100-

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

WEST TO 120W-

232 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN

10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

.FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.



$$



.FORECASTER REINHART. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

