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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 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.

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

PZZ899-160415-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal low pressure trough
will persist today and into Sun. High pressure will persist W and
NW of the waters into Sat night. Weakening low pressure will
approach the NW portion of the waters Sun, and then dissipate Sun
night. High pressure will prevail W of the waters Mon as the low
pressure trough remains near the coast. Another weakening low
will approach from the W Mon night, before dissipating Tue. The
coastal trough will gradually weaken Mon night and Tue, and
persist through Wed night as weak high pressure develops NW of
the waters.

$$

PZZ820-160415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-160415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-160415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-160415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-160415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-160415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-160415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-160415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-160415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-160415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-160415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
823 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.