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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 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.

PZZ899-151615-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front across the N
waters will dissipate over the central waters tonight into early
Sun. A coastal surface trough will then develop along the central
and northern California coast Sun and persist through early Tue
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, and
then the central waters Wed before dissipating Wed night. The
coastal trough will reform late Wed into Wed night and persist
through Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-151615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 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 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-151615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-151615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 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...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 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-151615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-151615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-151615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-151615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-151615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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.

$$

PZZ840-151615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-151615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-151615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
851 PM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.