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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 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.

PZZ899-091615-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong high pressure will be
centered N and NW of the area tonight and Thu, and will move
farther W and SW away from the waters Fri through Sat night while
gradually becoming weaker. 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. A strong
coastal trough along the N and central coast tonight will
gradually weaken Thu and Thu night 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 and remain through Mon
night.

$$

PZZ820-091615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 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 winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-091615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-091615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW 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 to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-091615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-091615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 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...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-091615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...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 winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N 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 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-091615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...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 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 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 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 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. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-091615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-091615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...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...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-091615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 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...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 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 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-091615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
844 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to 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...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.