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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 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.

PZZ899-040415-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist to the W of the waters, then weaken tonight into Sat. A
cold front will move SE across the waters Fri through Sat night,
then S of the waters Sun. Another cold front will move SE across
the area later today through Mon night. High pressure will build
in from the W and NW later Sun through Mon night, then persist
through Tue night. A coastal trough will develop along the coast
Mon night and strengthen Tue and Tue night.  Please be advised
that the USCG remote communications facility at Cambria is
experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the
problem. We apologize for any inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-040415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-040415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-040415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-040415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-040415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-040415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-040415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-040415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ840-040415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-040415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ945-040415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.