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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 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.

PZZ899-270430-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak cold front moving
through the N waters this morning will dissipate later today.
Another cold front will move from N to S across the waters
tonight into Fri. A coastal trough will develop along the
California coast Sat and persist through Mon night. Strong high
pressure will build to the W and NW of the waters Sat then drift
NE over the OR/WA waters into Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-270430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-270430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-270430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-270430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 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.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-270430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ930-270430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-270430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ935-270430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ840-270430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-270430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ945-270430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
900 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.