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FZPN26 KWBC 130948
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 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.

PZZ899-132200-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong low pressure over the
central waters will slowly move SE today and tonight, and
dissipate as it moves towards the coast Sun into Sun night. High
pressure will build towards the waters through Mon night. A weak
cold front will move across the N and into the central waters Tue
and Tue night. High pressure will continue to build towards the
waters Wed and Wed night, as a low pressure trough persists along
the coast.

$$

PZZ820-132200-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt
early, then, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-132200-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-132200-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
Rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-132200-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-132200-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-132200-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-132200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-132200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-132200-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-132200-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-132200-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
248 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.