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FZPN26 KWBC 170325
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 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.

PZZ899-171630-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal low pressure trough
will be along the N and central areas tonight and Wed, slowly
weaken Wed night into Fri night, then strengthen again along the
entire coast Sat and Sat night. A high pressure ridge will remain
just W of the waters tonight through Fri, then weaken later Fri
and Fri night. A cold front will move into the N and central
areas Fri night into Sat, then dissipate. Another high pressure
ridge will build just NW of the area late Sat and Sat night, then
persist to the N and and NW of the region Sun and Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-171630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-171630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-171630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-171630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-171630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-171630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-171630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-171630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-171630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-171630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-171630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
825 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Nolt. Ocean Prediction Center.