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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 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.

PZZ899-270000-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist W of the waters through Mon night, then rebuild across
the NW portion Tue into Wed. The ridge will persist over the far
NW waters Wed into Thu night. A coastal low pressure trough along
the California coast will strengthen Wed night into Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-270000-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-270000-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-270000-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-270000-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early, then,
diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-270000-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-270000-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early, then,
becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-270000-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt early,
then, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 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.

$$

PZZ935-270000-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-270000-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-270000-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-270000-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
248 AM PDT Sun May 26 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.