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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 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.

PZZ899-280445-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist W of the waters through tonight, then rebuild across the
NW portion Tue into Wed. The ridge will persist over the far NW
waters Wed into Fri night. A coastal low pressure trough along
the California coast will strengthen Wed night into Thu night,
then will persist through Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-280445-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-280445-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-280445-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-280445-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-280445-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ930-280445-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-280445-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ935-280445-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ840-280445-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-280445-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ945-280445-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
833 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.