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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 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.

PZZ899-230930-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will move
SE across the S waters tonight while weakening. A series of cold
fronts will move E and SE across the area tonight into Sat
night. Another ridge will build E over the waters Sun into Sun
night, then shift inland Mon. Another cold front will move SE
over the area Mon into Mon night. Yet another ridge will build SE
over the region Mon night into Tue night, before another cold
front moves over the waters Tue night through Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-230930-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt
early, then, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Slight
chance of tstms early. Showers.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW 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...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.

$$

PZZ920-230930-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W early, then,
diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 18 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.

$$

PZZ825-230930-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
early, then chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft. Slight chance of tstms early. Showers.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ925-230930-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
14 to 17 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Showers and
slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ830-230930-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers
early.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-230930-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-230930-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt
early, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers
early.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Rain
likely.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-230930-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-230930-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
15 kt early, then, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-230930-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-230930-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
12 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.


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