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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 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.

PZZ899-161030-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal surface trough will
develop along the central and northern California coast tonight,
and persist through Mon night before weakening. High pressure
centered far W of the northern waters will spread E Mon and Mon
night, then gradually shift S and weaken Tue and Tue night.
Another cold front will approach NW portions late Tue, move S
into the northern waters Tue night, the central waters Wed, and
then dissipate Wed night. The coastal trough will reform late Wed
into Wed night and persist through Fri night while high pressure
builds E across the northern and central waters.

$$

PZZ820-161030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-161030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-161030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-161030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-161030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-161030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-161030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-161030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-161030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 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. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-161030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-161030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
244 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.