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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 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.

PZZ899-050415-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE
across the waters today into tonight, then move S of the waters
Sun. High pressure will build in from the W and NW later Sun then
a cold front will reach the NW waters early Mon. The front will
push E across the northern California waters later Mon, then
inland. A coastal trough will develop along the southern
California coast Mon night, then extend north Tue. The trough
will persist Tue into Wed night along the entire California coast.
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.

$$

PZZ820-050415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers. Isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-050415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-050415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-050415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-050415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-050415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-050415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-050415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-050415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ940-050415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ945-050415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
859 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.