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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 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.



PZZ899-131115-

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE W AND NW OF

THE AREA WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN REBUILD AND

STRENGTHEN SUN THROUGH WED NIGHT. A LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG THE NRN

CALIFORNIA COAST WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW PRES TROUGH

WILL FORM ALONG THE NRN CALIFORNIA COAST SUN...THEN PERSIST WHILE

INTENSIFYING THROUGH WED NIGHT.



$$



PZZ820-131115-

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

OFFSHORE-

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH

VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.

.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1

NM OR LESS.

.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

.SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT.

.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11

TO 15 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.



$$



PZZ920-131115-

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

OFFSHORE-

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...



.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.

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

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

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

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

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 10 TO

16 FT.



$$



PZZ825-131115-

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

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...



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

EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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

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

.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

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

.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

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

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

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO

16 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.



$$



PZZ925-131115-

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

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...



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

SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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

.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

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

.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT.

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.

.WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.



$$



PZZ830-131115-

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

OFFSHORE-

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



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

EARLY. SEAS 6 FT.

.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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

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

.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.

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

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

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



$$



PZZ930-131115-

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

OFFSHORE-

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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

.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

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

.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

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



$$



PZZ835-131115-

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

150 NM OFFSHORE-

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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

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

.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO

10 FT.

.WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO

10 FT.

.WED NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.



$$



PZZ935-131115-

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

AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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

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

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

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

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

.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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.



$$



PZZ840-131115-

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

AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 4

TO 6 FT.

.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO

8 FT.

.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT

EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.



$$



PZZ940-131115-

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

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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

.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.



$$



PZZ945-131115-

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

WEST TO 120W-

246 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2016



.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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

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

.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EARLY.

SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.



$$



.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

