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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 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.

PZZ899-011015-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist to
the W of the area through this week. A coastal low pressure
trough will remain along the California coast through early Wed,
then will slowly weaken Wed night. A weakening low pressure area
will pass N of the waters today. A high pressure ridge will move
E over the northern waters Wed, and then remain over the N
waters Wed night into Fri night. A low pressure will move SE
towards the northern California coast on Sat. High pressure will
build E towards the coast on Sunday. 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.

$$

PZZ820-011015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-011015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-011015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-011015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-011015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt
early, then, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-011015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-011015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt
early, then, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-011015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 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 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-011015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-011015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-011015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
303 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.