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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 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.

PZZ899-251015-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will continue to shift
W and weaken Wed night. A low pressure trough will persist along
the California coast today, then dissipate tonight. A weak cold
front will move across the N waters Wed and Wed night. Another
cold front will pass over the northern waters Thu night into Fri.
A coastal trough will redevelop along the California coast Fri
and persist through Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-251015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-251015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-251015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-251015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-251015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-251015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 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 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ835-251015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-251015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW
early, then, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-251015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt early, then,
becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-251015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-251015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
258 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 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.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.