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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 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.

PZZ899-141100-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure over the N and
central waters today then gradually move further N tonight and
Thu. A coastal trough along the California coast will gradually
strengthen today and tonight, then become weaker and persist over
the N and central areas through Thu night. The coastal trough
will dissipate Fri as a weak area of high pressure builds to the
W of the waters Fri and Fri night and persists through Sat night.
A weak coastal trough will be along the entire coast Sat and Sat
night and persist into Sun night. High pressure will build in
from the NW Sun into Mon night over the N and central waters.

$$

PZZ820-141100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-141100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-141100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to 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 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-141100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-141100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-141100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-141100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-141100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-141100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-141100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-141100-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
311 PM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...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
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.


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