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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
255 PM PDT Wed May 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.

PZZ899-161015-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure to the W and NW
of the area will weaken tonight into Thu, and then restrengthen
Thu night into Fri night. A coastal low pressure trough will
persist through Sun night, varying in intensity each day. A weak
area of high pressure will try to build over the southern
California waters Sun. The coastal low pressure trough will
likely restrengthen Mon into Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-161015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-161015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-161015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ925-161015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-161015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ930-161015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ835-161015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ935-161015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ840-161015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ940-161015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-161015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
255 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.