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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 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.

PZZ899-141615-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strengthening high pressure
will continue to expand to the N and NW of the area into tonight,
and then persist through Tue night. The area of high pressure to
the N and NW of the area will weaken Wed into Thu, and then
restrengthen Thu night into Fri night. A weak coastal low
pressure trough will persist through Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-141615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ920-141615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ825-141615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-141615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

.TONIGHT...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 winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-141615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-141615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ835-141615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-141615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-141615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-141615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-141615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
856 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.