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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 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.

PZZ899-160415-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will dissipate
across the central waters today as a coastal surface trough
develops along the central and northern California coast. The
coastal trough will persist through Mon night before weakening.
High pressure centered far W of the northern waters will spread E
Mon and Mon night, then gradually shift S and weaken Tue and Tue
night. Another cold front will approach NW portions late Tue,
move S into the northern waters Tue night, and then the central
waters Wed before dissipating Wed night. The coastal trough will
reform late Wed into Wed night and persist through Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-160415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-160415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-160415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-160415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-160415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-160415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-160415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-160415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-160415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-160415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-160415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
843 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.