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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 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.

PZZ899-211630-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain to
the W and NW of the N and central waters through Mon night, then
shift further W and weaken Tue into Wed night. A trough of low
pressure will persist along the N and central California coast
through Sun night, then weaken Mon into Mon night before
dissipating late Tue. A weakening cold front will move into the
northern waters Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-211630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN through MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-211630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-211630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN through MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-211630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN through MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-211630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-211630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-211630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-211630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-211630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT and SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-211630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-211630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
855 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT through SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.