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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 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.

PZZ899-242230-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will shift W and
weaken today into Wed night. A low pressure trough will persist
along the California coast today, then dissipate tonight. A weak
cold front will move across the N waters Wed and Wed night.
Another cold front will pass over the northern waters Thu night
into Fri. A coastal trough will redevelop along the California
coast Fri and strengthen Fri night through Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-242230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-242230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-242230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-242230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-242230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt early, then,
becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...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 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-242230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-242230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-242230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-242230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-242230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-242230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
304 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt early,
then, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 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 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.