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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

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.

PZZ899-011100-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain
centered to the W of the waters through Mon night. A coastal
trough along most of the California coast will gradually weaken
through Sat night and by Sun and Sun night it will be along the
central and S California coast. A cold front will cross the N
and central waters Sun night into Mon before high pressure
builds back across the N and central areas later Mon and Mon
night and remains over and W of this region through Wed night. A
trough of low pressure will redevelop along the N and central
California coast Tue and Tue night and persist into Wed night. A
radiofax outage at Cambria has resulted in limited or no radiofax
transmissions. Technicians have been notified. We apologize for
the inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-011100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-011100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-011100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-011100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-011100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-011100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-011100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 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.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-011100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-011100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-011100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-011100-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
256 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.