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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 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.

PZZ899-171030-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure, centered over
the eastern Pacific, will strengthen tonight through Mon, then
maintain intensity into Tue night. A coastal low pressure trough
will persist through Tue night along the central and northern
California coast, varying in intensity each day. A cold front
will move into the northern California waters tonight and Fri
before dissipating as it moves S. A weak area of high pressure
will try to build over the southern California waters Sun.

$$

PZZ820-171030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-171030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-171030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-171030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-171030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-171030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ835-171030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-171030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-171030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-171030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ945-171030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
232 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.