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FZPN26 KWBC 092135
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
235 PM 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.

PZZ899-101100-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
coast of California will persist tonight through Wed night, then
weaken Thu. High pressure W of the central waters will shift N
to a position W of the northern waters tonight. 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, then move into Central
California waters Sun and Sun night as high pressure builds in
from the NW.

$$

PZZ820-101100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-101100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-101100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-101100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-101100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-101100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-101100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-101100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-101100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-101100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.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. 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. 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 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ945-101100-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
235 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 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.

$$

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.