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FZPN26 KWBC 231543
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
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.
PZZ899-240415-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build E over
the region today. A cold front will reach the NW waters today and
move SE across the waters into Fri. The front will weaken over
the southern waters Fri as high pressure builds in behind the
front. A high pressure ridge will persist just W of the waters
today into Sun night. Strong low pressure will develop NW of the
area Mon and a cold front will move into the Northern and Central
waters Mon night.
$$
PZZ820-240415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...
.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ920-240415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
11 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ825-240415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ925-240415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
$$
PZZ830-240415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ930-240415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ835-240415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-240415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ840-240415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-240415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
$$
PZZ945-240415-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
843 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.
NWS PZ6 Office Offshore Forecast