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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
243 AM 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

PZZ899-292330-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build E into
the N and central portions tonight through Sat night before
weakening Sun as a weak cold front approaches the area. The cold
front will dissipate as it moves into the N and central waters
later Sun and Sun night. High pressure will rebuild W and NW of
the N and central waters Mon, strengthen through Tue night, and
then slowly weaken Wed and Wed night. A low pressure trough
inland over California today, will strengthen along the central
and southern coast tonight and Sun, then strengthen along the N
and central coast later Sun night through Tue night, and then
persist through Wed night. Cambria NAVTEX is reported inoperable.
Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-292330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early in the morning.
.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.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ920-292330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 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, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ825-292330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ925-292330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 6 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 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 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 15 ft.

$$

PZZ830-292330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...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 10 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 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-292330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N 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 to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 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 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-292330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-292330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
12 ft.

$$

PZZ840-292330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 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 10 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 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-292330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-292330-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...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 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED...W to NW 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.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.