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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 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

PZZ899-060445-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough will shift to
the N and central California coast today, and then will persist
through Fri night. A weakening cold front will dissipate over the
northern waters today. High pressure will build W of the waters
today and persist into Fri night. A weakening cold front will
move into the N waters Fri night into Sat and then dissipate
later Sat. High pressure will rebuild to the NW Sat night and
persist through Sun night, as a low pressure trough restrengthens
along the coast. The NAVTEX at Point Reyes is currently out of
service. Technicians are aware. We apologize for any
inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-060445-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-060445-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-060445-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-060445-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-060445-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-060445-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-060445-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-060445-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-060445-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-060445-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-060445-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
825 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.