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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 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.

PZZ899-171645-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along
the central and northern California coast will persist tonight
before weakening. High pressure centered W of the northern
waters will spread E tonight, then gradually shift S and weaken
Tue and Tue night. A cold front will approach the 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 Sat
night while high pressure builds E across the northern and
central waters.

$$

PZZ820-171645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Slight chance of tstms.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of
tstms. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-171645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. Slight chance of
tstms.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-171645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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 7 ft. Slight chance
of tstms. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-171645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance
of tstms. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-171645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-171645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-171645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-171645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-171645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 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 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
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-171645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-171645-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
850 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.