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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 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.

PZZ899-171630-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
California coast will weaken tonight. A weakening cold front will
move into the far NW part tonight, then become stationary over
the far NW waters while dissipating Sun into Sun night. Another
weak cold front will move into the N waters Mon night, where it
will stall Tue and Tue night before dissipating Wed. Weak high
pressure will build over the waters Mon through Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-171630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-171630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-171630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-171630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-171630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT and MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT and TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-171630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT and TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-171630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT through THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6
ft.

$$

PZZ935-171630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-171630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE and TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED through THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-171630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU and THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-171630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
837 PM PDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT and TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED through THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.


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