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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 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.

PZZ899-051630-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE
across the waters tonight, then move S of the waters Sun. High
pressure will build in from the W and NW later Sun then a cold
front will reach the NW waters early Mon. The front will push E
across the northern California waters later Mon, then inland. A
coastal trough will develop along the southern California coast
Mon night, then extend north Tue. The trough will persist Tue
into Thu night along California coast. 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.

$$

PZZ820-051630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance
of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-051630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-051630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-051630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-051630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-051630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-051630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-051630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-051630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 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 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 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...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-051630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-051630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
821 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.