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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 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.

PZZ899-221045-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along
the central and northern California coast will persist tonight
into Mon, then gradually weaken later Mon into Tue. The trough
will then drift south over the central California waters late Tue
and Tue night and dissipate Wed. A high pressure ridge will
persist to the N and NW of the region tonight and Mon while
gradually weakening. Another area of high pressure will build in
from the W and NW Mon night into Wed, then gradually shift to
the southern waters Wed night into Thu night while weakening. A
weak cold front will move into the NW portion Thu then reach the
central waters Thu night into Fri. The front will then enter the
S waters Fri night. High pressure will rebuild W of the waters
Thu night into Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-221045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-221045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-221045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-221045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-221045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-221045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-221045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-221045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-221045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON and MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-221045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-221045-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
301 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.