60+ Miles Offshore - The Fishing Weatherman



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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 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.

PZZ899-270615-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weakening cold front will
move S over the central waters today, then into the southern
waters later this afternoon before dissipating by tonight.
Another cold front will move into the northern waters tonight,
central waters Wed and Wed night before dissipating across the
southern areas Thu. A trough will strengthen along the southern
California coast tonight, persist Wed, then expand N along the
central coast Wed night. The trough will gradually extend N
along the N California coast Thu through Sat night. High
pressure will build W and NW of the waters Fri into Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-270615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt...except S
portion 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt throughout.
Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft. Chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ920-270615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
15 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-270615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 12 to
16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ925-270615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-270615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-270615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ835-270615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ935-270615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ840-270615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ940-270615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ945-270615-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
857 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.
NWS PZ6 Office Offshore Forecast