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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 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.

PZZ899-250415-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak low pressure about
80 nm SW of Point Reyes will drift SE and dissipate this
afternoon. High pressure will build E over the area later today,
shift to the S waters tonight into Thu, and then retreat and
shift W Thu night. A cold front will move across the N portions
tonight into Thu, cross the central and S portions Thu night and
Fri, and then clear well S of the area by Fri night. High
pressure will rebuild E behind the cold front Fri through Sat
night, then shift more to the S portions Sun and Sun night.
Another cold front will approach from the NW Sat night, then move
into the N portions Sun and Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-250415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance
of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-250415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-250415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-250415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-250415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-250415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-250415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-250415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-250415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-250415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ945-250415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
830 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.