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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 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.

PZZ899-190330-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal low pressure trough
along the N California coast will slowly weaken today through Fri
night, then strengthen again along the entire coast Sat night
through Sun night. The coastal trough will persist over the N and
central areas Mon and Mon night while gradually becoming weaker.
A high pressure ridge will remain anchored W of the waters today
through early Fri, then weaken late Fri and Fri night. A cold
front will move into the N and central waters Fri night into Sat,
then gradually dissipate by Sat night. Another high pressure
ridge will build just NW of the area late Sat and Sat night, then
persist to the N and NW of the region Sun and Sun night while
becoming weaker. Another area of high pressure will build in from
the W and NW Mon and Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-190330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-190330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-190330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-190330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-190330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-190330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-190330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-190330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-190330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-190330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-190330-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
824 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.