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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 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.



PZZ899-252315-

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG THE

CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SLOWLY DRIFT W TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...

REACHING THE INNER WATERS FRI. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP NEAR

CAPE MENDOCINO LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND SLOWLY DRIFT SW

ACROSS THE WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN.

OTHERWISE...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST WELL W AND NW OF THE

WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH WILL FORM W OF THE CENTRAL

AND S WATERS SAT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON BEFORE DISSIPATING MON

NIGHT.



$$



PZZ820-252315-

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

OFFSHORE-

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

6 TO 8 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 8

FT.

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO NE.

SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS

5 TO 6 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 4

TO 5 FT.

.MON...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 



$$



PZZ920-252315-

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

OFFSHORE-

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.MON...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO

5 FT. 

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



$$



PZZ825-252315-

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

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO

7 FT.

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

10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS

5 TO 6 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE.

SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO

6 FT. 

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

6 FT.

.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 



$$



PZZ925-252315-

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

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

5 TO 8 FT.

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

6 TO 8 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 8

FT.

.SAT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6

FT.

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

6 FT.

.MON...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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



$$



PZZ830-252315-

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

OFFSHORE-

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI THROUGH SAT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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

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

.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS

5 TO 6 FT. 

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



$$



PZZ930-252315-

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

OFFSHORE-

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS

5 TO 7 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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

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

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

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

6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 



$$



PZZ835-252315-

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

150 NM OFFSHORE-

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 



$$



PZZ935-252315-

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

AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

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

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

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

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 



$$



PZZ840-252315-

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

AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6

FT.

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 



$$



PZZ940-252315-

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

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

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

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

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

.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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



$$



PZZ945-252315-

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

WEST TO 120W-

249 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016



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

6 FT. 

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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



$$



.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

