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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

848 AM 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.



PZZ899-160500-

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



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

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

TROUGH ALONG THE NRN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PERSIST TODAY AND

TONIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING

THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES NW OF THE AREA ON THU WILL

CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM THE REGION WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THU

NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT.



$$



PZZ820-160500-

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

OFFSHORE-

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



...GALE WARNING...



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

.TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

TO 14 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BECOMING 11 TO 15 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.

.THU...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8

TO 11 FT.

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

SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

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



$$



PZZ920-160500-

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

OFFSHORE-

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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 10 TO 15 FT.

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

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

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

.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 



$$



PZZ825-160500-

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

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. 

.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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 14 FT.

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO

15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.

.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6

TO 8 FT.

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



$$



PZZ925-160500-

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

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 

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

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT.

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

.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 14 FT.

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

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

SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

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



$$



PZZ830-160500-

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

OFFSHORE-

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING

6 TO 11 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...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12

FT.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10

KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT...THEN BECOMING

S. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

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



$$



PZZ930-160500-

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

OFFSHORE-

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



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

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

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

.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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

SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.

.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS SUBSIDING

TO 7 TO 9 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO

7 FT. 



$$



PZZ835-160500-

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

150 NM OFFSHORE-

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO

8 FT.

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

.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO

10 FT.

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

.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

.FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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



$$



PZZ935-160500-

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

AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT. 

.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 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 7 TO 11 FT.

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

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY. 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. 



$$



PZZ840-160500-

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

AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT

EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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

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

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

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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



$$



PZZ940-160500-

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

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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

SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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

.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9

FT.

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

.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW

EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 



$$



PZZ945-160500-

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

WEST TO 120W-

848 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016



.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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

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

7 FT.

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

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

.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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



$$



.FORECASTER REINHART. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

