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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 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.

PZZ899-311030-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain
centered to the W of the waters through Mon night. A coastal
trough will strengthen along the CA coast today through Fri
morning and then gradually weaken through Sat. It will then
persist through Sun night. A cold front may cross the N waters
Sun night into Mon before high pressure builds back NE Mon night.
A trough of low pressure will redevelop along the California
coast Tue and Tue night. A radiofax outage at Cambria has
resulted in limited or no radiofax transmissions. Technicians
have been notified. We apologize for the inconvenience.


$$

PZZ820-311030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-311030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-311030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-311030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-311030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-311030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-311030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-311030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-311030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-311030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-311030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.