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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 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.

PZZ899-162345-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal low pressure trough
will persist today through Wed, slowly weaken Wed night into Fri
night, then strengthen again Sat and Sat night. A high pressure
ridge will remain just W of the waters today through Fri, then
weaken Fri night. Another high pressure ridge will build just NW
of the area Sat and Sat night. A weak cold front will move into
the far NW portion Fri night, then dissipate Sat.

$$

PZZ820-162345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-162345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-162345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N 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, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-162345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-162345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-162345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...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 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-162345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-162345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...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 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-162345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-162345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-162345-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
224 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 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 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Nolt. Ocean Prediction Center.