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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 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.

PZZ899-230330-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will move
SE across the central and S waters today into tonight while
weakening. A series of cold fronts will move E and SE across the
area today into Sat night. Another ridge will build E over the
waters Sun into Sun night, then shift inland Mon. Another cold
front will move SE over the area Mon into Mon night. Yet another
ridge will build SE over the region Mon night into Tue
night,NFDOFFPZ5before another cold front moves over the waters
Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-230330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Slight
chance of tstms early. Showers.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-230330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Showers and
slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-230330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
early, then chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft. Slight chance of tstms early. Showers.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-230330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
14 to 17 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. Showers and
slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-230330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
early.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-230330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-230330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers
early.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Rain
likely.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-230330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-230330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-230330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-230330-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.


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