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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 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.

PZZ899-271545-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will move
SE over the region tonight into Wed, then shift S of the area Wed
night into Thu. A cold front will move SE across the region
tonight into Thu while weakening, then dissipate across the S
waters Thu night. Low pressure will approach the N waters Thu
night, then move slowly S and SE across the area Fri through Sun
night while pulling a cold front over the region Fri through Sat
night.

$$

PZZ820-271545-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-271545-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-271545-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-271545-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
14 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 18 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-271545-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 10 to
17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-271545-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
12 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ835-271545-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ935-271545-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
13 to 18 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ840-271545-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ940-271545-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ945-271545-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
831 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.


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