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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
846 AM PDT Fri May 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.

PZZ899-110600-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong high pressure centered W
and NW of the area will move farther W and SW away from the
waters today through Sat night while becoming weaker.
Strengthening high pressure will slowly build E towards the N
and central coast later Sun and Sun night then expand to the N
and NW of the area Mon and Mon night, and persist into Tue night.
A weakening coastal trough will be along the N and central coast
today and persist as a weak trough through Sat and Sat night,
then strengthen again over the N and central coast later Sun into
Sun night. The coastal trough will intensify later Mon through
Tue night along the N and central coasts.

$$

PZZ820-110600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-110600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-110600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-110600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-110600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-110600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-110600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-110600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-110600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-110600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-110600-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
846 AM PDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.