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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 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.

PZZ899-111615-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
coast of California will persist through tonight, then weaken
Thu. High pressure W of the central waters will shift N to a
position W of the northern waters tonight. A cold front will
approach the northern waters Thu, then move into the area Thu
night into Fri night. Low pressure will approach the waters Sat,
and will move across the N California waters Sat night, then move
into Central California waters Sun and Sun night as high pressure
builds in from the NW. The high pressure will continue to persist
Mon into Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-111615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-111615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-111615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-111615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-111615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-111615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-111615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-111615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-111615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-111615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-111615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
838 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.