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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 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.

PZZ899-080415-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure, centered W of
the region today, will gradually move N and become centered NW
of N portion of the waters on Wed. The center of the ridging will
move slowly W Wed night through Thu night, then persist well W
of the waters Fri through Sat night. A coastal trough will extend
N along the California coast today and strengthen tonight into
Thu night, then weaken Fri into Fri night and persist through Sat
night.

$$

PZZ820-080415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-080415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-080415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-080415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-080415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-080415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-080415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-080415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-080415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-080415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-080415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
814 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.