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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 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.

PZZ899-222230-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain to
the W and NW of the N and central waters through Mon, then shift
further W and weaken Mon night into Wed night. A low pressure
trough will persist along the N and central California coast
through tonight, then weaken Mon through Tue before dissipating
Tue night. A weakening cold front will move into the northern
waters Wed and Wed night. As the front moves inland, a high
pressure ridge will begin to build behind the cold front Wed
night into Thu. Another cold front approaching from the NW Thu
will enter the N waters Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-222230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-222230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-222230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-222230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-222230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-222230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-222230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-222230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-222230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
8 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 winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-222230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt
early, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON and MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 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 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-222230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT and MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED and WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.