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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 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.

PZZ899-221615-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist near the California coast tonight through Wed night. High
pressure will build to the W and NW of the area today. A weak
cold front will move SE across the N and central waters tonight
and Wed. High pressure will rebuild to the W of the area Wed and
Wed night, and slowly weaken Thu and Thu night. A cold front will
move across the N and into the central waters Fri and Fri night.
High pressure will build E towards the waters Sat though Sun
night.

$$

PZZ820-221615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-221615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-221615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-221615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-221615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-221615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-221615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-221615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-221615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-221615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW 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 to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-221615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
729 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.