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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 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.

PZZ899-121030-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
coast of California will weaken tonight. A cold front will
move into the northern waters tonight and dissipate across the
central waters Fri. Low pressure will move into the northern waters
Fri, and will move across the central CA waters Sat and Sat
night as high pressure builds in from the NW. The high pressure
will continue to persist Mon into Tue night while a coastal
trough develops Tue into Tue night.


$$

PZZ820-121030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-121030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-121030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers. Chance of rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ925-121030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-121030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-121030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-121030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ935-121030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ840-121030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt early, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-121030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-121030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
224 PM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt early, then,
becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.