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

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

PZZ899-231615-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the California coast tonight through Thu night. A
cold front will pass into the central waters tonight, and then
dissipate Sun. High pressure will build over the N and central
waters later tonight, persist Sun through Mon, then weaken Mon
night into Tue as a another cold front approaches the N waters.
The weakening front will move into the N portions Tue night, then
dissipate over the central areas Wed. High pressure will rebuild
E toward the waters later Wed through Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-231615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-231615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-231615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-231615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-231615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-231615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-231615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-231615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-231615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-231615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-231615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
845 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.