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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 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.

PZZ899-011730-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist to
the W of the N and central waters through Thu then move further S
to the W of the central and S waters through Fri, and W of the S
waters Fri night through Sat night. A coastal low pressure
trough will persist over the N and central California through
early Wed, then be across the central and S areas through early
Fri. Low pressure will move SE towards the northern California
coast Sat. A cold front will move SE into the N waters Fri and
the central waters Sat, then across the S waters Sat night and
Sun and pass S of the waters Sun night. Another cold front will
move into the N waters Sun night. Please be advised that the USCG
remote communications facility at Cambria is experiencing
technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the problem. We
apologize for any inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-011730-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-011730-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-011730-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-011730-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-011730-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-011730-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-011730-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to
30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-011730-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-011730-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-011730-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-011730-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
852 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.