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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 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.

PZZ899-281630-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front moving E and SE
over the northern waters early tonight will weaken and then
likely dissipate over the central waters later tonight or Sun as
high pressure persists just W of the waters. The high will
remain just W of the region Sun night into Mon night. A low
pressure trough will develop near the southern California coast
tonight, with the trough expanding northward to the central
California coast Sun. The trough will persist along the southern
and central California coast Sun night into Wed night, with the
trough strengthening by Mon. High pressure will build over the
NW portion of the waters Tue night, with the high persisting
over the NW portion Wed into Thu 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.

$$

PZZ820-281630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-281630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-281630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-281630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-281630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-281630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-281630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-281630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE though WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-281630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 8 to 14 ft.
.MON and MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 5 to 9 ft.


$$

PZZ940-281630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 10 to
15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 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. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-281630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
834 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.