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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 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.

PZZ899-130500-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move over
the central waters today, and wil move into the southern waters
tonight. High pressure will build into the N and central waters
today and tonight then gradually shift further N through Wed
night. A coastal trough will develop along the California coast
today and gradually strengthen through Wed night, then weaken 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. A weak coastal trough will remain along the entire
coast Sat and Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-130500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 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 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-130500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-130500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 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 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-130500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-130500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-130500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-130500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-130500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 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 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-130500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-130500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-130500-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
848 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.


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