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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 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.

PZZ899-191615-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal low pressure trough
along the N California coast will slowly weaken tonight through
Fri night, then strengthen again along the entire coast Sat night
through Sun night. The coastal trough will persist over the N and
central areas Mon and Mon night while gradually becoming weaker
through Tue night. A high pressure ridge will remain anchored W
of the waters tonight through early Fri, then weaken late Fri and
Fri night. A cold front will move into the N and central waters
Fri night into Sat, then gradually dissipate by Sat night.
Another high pressure ridge will build just NW of the area late
Sat and Sat night, then persist to the N and NW of the region Sun
and Sun night while becoming weaker. Another area of high
pressure will build in from the W and NW Mon and Mon night, then
persist into Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-191615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-191615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-191615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-191615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-191615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-191615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-191615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-191615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-191615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-191615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-191615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
900 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.