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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 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.



PZZ899-171100-

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

MOVE N AND STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH THU. A LOW PRES TROUGH

ALONG THE NRN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH

WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN THU THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES NW OF THE

WATERS WILL DRIFT W AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.



$$



PZZ820-171100-

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

OFFSHORE-

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



...GALE WARNING...



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY

IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 

.WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.

SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 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

7 TO 10 FT. 

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

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

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  

.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 



$$



PZZ920-171100-

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

OFFSHORE-

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 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 8 TO 14 FT. 

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

.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT.

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO

8 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 



$$



PZZ825-171100-

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

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 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 TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS

SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9

FT.

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 6

TO 8 FT.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING

VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 



$$



PZZ925-171100-

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

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 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...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

7 TO 10 FT. 

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

THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO

15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 



$$



PZZ830-171100-

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

OFFSHORE-

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

.WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

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

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

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

SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

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

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

FT.

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

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.



$$



PZZ930-171100-

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

OFFSHORE-

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

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

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

SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN

5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

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

.SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

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

.SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 



$$



PZZ835-171100-

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

150 NM OFFSHORE-

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

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

7 TO 9 FT. 

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

20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 11 FT.

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

8 TO 11 FT. 

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

THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS

6 TO 8 FT. 

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

SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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

.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO

6 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 



$$



PZZ935-171100-

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

AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

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

.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 12

FT.

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

SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS

SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT.

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

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

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

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 



$$



PZZ840-171100-

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

AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 5 TO 8 FT. 

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

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

4 TO 8 FT.

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

3 TO 6 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4

TO 6 FT.



$$



PZZ940-171100-

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

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...N TO 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 TO NW 5 TO

10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 

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

FT.

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

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

.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 



$$



PZZ945-171100-

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

WEST TO 120W-

228 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW EARLY IN THE

EVENING. 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO

7 FT.

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

.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.

SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  

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

SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.



$$



.FORECASTER REINHART. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

