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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 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.

PZZ899-021030-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist to
the W of the N and central waters through tomorrow, then move
farther S to the W of the central and S waters through Fri, and W
of the S waters Fri night through Sat night. A coastal low
pressure trough will persist along the the central California
coast through tomorrow, then be across the central and S areas
through Fri and becoming weaker. Low pressure will move SE
towards the northern California coast Sat. An associated cold
front will move SE into the N waters Fri and the central waters
Sat, then move over the S waters Sat night and Sun and pass S of
the waters Sun night. Another cold front will advance into the N
waters Sun night. High pressure will ridge back towards the
California coast as a coastal trough develops along the coast
Mon. 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.

$$

PZZ820-021030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-021030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-021030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-021030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-021030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-021030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-021030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-021030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-021030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-021030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-021030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
306 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.