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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 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.

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

PZZ899-301100-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge over the NW portion
tonight will weaken Sun. High pressure will slowly strengthen NW
of the waters Sun night into Tue, then gradually weaken Tue
night through Thu night. A trough will continue along the
California coast through Sun, then strengthen Sun night and Mon.
The trough will persist through Thu night while slowly weakening
Wed night into Thu night. Cambria NAVTEX is reported inoperable.
Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-301100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-301100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-301100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-301100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-301100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-301100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-301100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-301100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-301100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-301100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-301100-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
254 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.