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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 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.

PZZ899-261645-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE over
the area tonight, then dissipate over the S waters Tue. A high
pressure ridge will move SE over the region tonight into Wed,
then shift S of the area Wed night into Thu. A cold front will
move SE across the region Tue night through Thu night while
weakening, then dissipate across the S waters Fri. Low pressure
system will approach the N waters Thu night, then drift across
the area Fri through Sat night while pulling a cold front slowly
SE over the region.

$$

PZZ820-261645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance
of rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less early, then scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-261645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
15 to 21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
12 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-261645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-261645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to
16 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-261645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-261645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to
25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-261645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-261645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ840-261645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-261645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ945-261645-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
833 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.


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