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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

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.

PZZ899-301815-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
strengthen along the N and central coast tonight, and persist
inland over California Fri through Tue night. High pressure will
persist to the W of the northern warters through Mon night, then
drift SW Tue and Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-301815-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

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

$$

PZZ920-301815-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

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

$$

PZZ825-301815-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

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

$$

PZZ925-301815-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

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

$$

PZZ830-301815-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 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 to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-301815-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

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

$$

PZZ835-301815-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-301815-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 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 to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-301815-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

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

$$

PZZ940-301815-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-301815-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021

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

$$

.Forecaster Kosier. Ocean Prediction Center.