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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 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.

PZZ899-241615-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE
across the southern waters tonight and move S of the area by Sun.
A ridge will build E over the waters Sun into Sun night, then
shift inland Mon. A cold front will move SE over the area Mon
into Mon night before dissipating. Yet another ridge will build
SE over the region Mon night into Tue night. Low pressure will
move across the waters N of the area and push a cold front SE
across the region late Tue night through early Thu night. The
cold front will dissipate across the southern waters later Thu
night as another low pressure system approaches and enters the
outer northern and central waters.

$$

PZZ820-241615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 14 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ920-241615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
16 to 21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 15 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ825-241615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 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 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ925-241615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ830-241615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ930-241615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...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 winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ835-241615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ935-241615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ840-241615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ940-241615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 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. 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 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ945-241615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
858 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.


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