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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 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.

PZZ899-160500-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California
coast will weaken today into tonight. A weakening cold front
will approach the NW portion Sat, move into the far NW part Sat
night, then become stationary while dissipating Sun into Sun
night. Weak high pressure will build over the waters Mon into Tue
night.

$$

PZZ820-160500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-160500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-160500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-160500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. 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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-160500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-160500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N 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...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-160500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 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...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-160500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N 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 to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-160500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-160500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 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. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-160500-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...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 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.


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