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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 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.

PZZ899-070415-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build in
from the W today. The high pressure center will remain to the W
tonight through Wed night, then move NW of the waters Thu and Thu
night. A high pressure ridge will persist to the W Fri and Fri
night. A cold front will reach the NW waters today, then push E
across the northern California waters and move inland tonight. A
coastal trough will develop along the southern California coast
tonight, then extend north Tue. The trough will strengthen Tue
into Thu night along California coast, then weaken Fri into Fri
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.

$$

PZZ820-070415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-070415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-070415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-070415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-070415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 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, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-070415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-070415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-070415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-070415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to 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...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-070415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-070415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
823 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.