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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 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.

PZZ899-101615-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong high pressure will be
centered N and NW of the area early tonight and will move farther
W and SW away from the waters later tonight and 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, and
persist into Tue night. A coastal trough along the N and central
coast will weaken tonight 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.

$$

PZZ820-101615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ920-101615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-101615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-101615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...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 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-101615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-101615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 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 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-101615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 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, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-101615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-101615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 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 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-101615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-101615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
852 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.