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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 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.



PZZ899-021115-

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...AN AREA OF HIGH PRES NW OF THE

REGION NEAR 45N 148W WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT INTO TUE NIGHT WHILE

DRIFTING E TOWARD THE WATERS...STALL NEAR 44N 146W WED THROUGH

THU NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A LOW PRES

TROUGH WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN INLAND OVER CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND

TUE...STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND N ALONG THE COAST TUE NIGHT THROUGH

THU NIGHT...AND PERSIST FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 



$$



PZZ820-021115-

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

OFFSHORE-

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



...GALE WARNING...



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

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

HIGHEST SE.

.WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO

13 FT...HIGHEST SE. 

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9

TO 13 FT.

.THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.

.FRI...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 

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

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



$$



PZZ920-021115-

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

OFFSHORE-

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



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

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

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 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. 

.THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

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

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

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



$$



PZZ825-021115-

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

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO

12 FT.

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

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 

.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 

.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12

FT.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.



$$



PZZ925-021115-

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

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



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

.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 

.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

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

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

.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 



$$



PZZ830-021115-

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

OFFSHORE-

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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

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

.WED...N TO NW WINDS 20 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 8 TO 12 FT. 

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

.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 



$$



PZZ930-021115-

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

OFFSHORE-

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



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

.TUE...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 

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

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

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

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

.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 

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

.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 



$$



PZZ835-021115-

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

150 NM OFFSHORE-

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW EARLY...

THEN...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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

.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. 

.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...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

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

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

.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 



$$



PZZ935-021115-

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

AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6

TO 9 FT.

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

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

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

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

.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

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

.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 



$$



PZZ840-021115-

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

AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W EARLY...

THEN...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NW.

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

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

HIGHEST NW.

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

HIGHEST NW.

.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9

FT.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 



$$



PZZ940-021115-

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

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



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

.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

5 TO 6 FT. 

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

.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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

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

.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 



$$



PZZ945-021115-

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

WEST TO 120W-

256 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016



.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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

.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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

8 FT. 

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



$$



.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

