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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 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.

PZZ899-212230-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 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 through Tue before dissipating
Tue night. A weakening cold front will move into the northern
waters Wed and Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-212230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-212230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-212230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-212230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-212230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-212230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-212230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-212230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-212230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-212230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-212230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
254 AM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT and MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.