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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 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.

PZZ899-260415-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will continue to
shift W and weaken into tonight. A weak cold front will move
across the N waters today into tonight. Another cold front will
pass over the northern waters Thu night into Fri. A coastal
trough will redevelop along the California coast Fri and persist
through Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-260415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-260415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-260415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-260415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-260415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-260415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-260415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-260415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-260415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...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...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-260415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-260415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
736 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 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 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.