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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 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.

PZZ899-292230-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A strong low pressure area will
enter the N waters early today, then move slowly S and SE across
the area today through Sun night while pulling a cold front over
the region today into Sun. The associated low will then
dissipate near the southern California coast Mon. High pressure
will slowly build E toward the region Sat through Mon night. A
cold front will approach the waters Tue, and move across the N
and into the central waters Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-292230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt early,
then becoming E 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Rain early, then
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Showers.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-292230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft, building to 13 to 22 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 18 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-292230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to
35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Rain,
then scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-292230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 30 to 40 kt
early, then becoming NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft, building
to 15 to 25 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Rain, then
scattered showers.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-292230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to
35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain. Scattered tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-292230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 35 to 45 kt.
Seas 13 to 17 ft, building to 15 to 25 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming N to NW 30 to
40 kt. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Rain. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-292230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-292230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 15 to 21 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-292230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW early, then
becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-292230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt early,
then becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to
30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-292230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
307 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.


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