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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 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.

PZZ899-130415-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move from the
northern waters into the central waters today and dissipate this
afternoon. Low pressure will move into the northern waters
today, and will move across the central CA waters Sat and Sat
night as high pressure builds in from the NW. The high pressure
will continue to persist Mon into Tue night while a coastal
trough develops Tue into Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-130415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Rain.
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-130415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-130415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-130415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 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 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-130415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. 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 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-130415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SUN...N to NW 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 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-130415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 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 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-130415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-130415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-130415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-130415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
736 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.