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FZPN26 KWBC 090952
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 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.

PZZ899-092215-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
coast of California will persist through Wed night, then weaken
Thu. High pressure will remain centered W of the central waters
tonight, then shift N to a position W of the northern waters Tue
and Tue night. The high will then weaken Wed and Wed night. 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.

$$

PZZ820-092215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-092215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ825-092215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-092215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-092215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-092215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-092215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-092215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ840-092215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ940-092215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 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, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ945-092215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
252 AM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 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...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.