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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 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.

PZZ899-090600-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong high pressure will be centered
N and NW of the area today through Thu, and will move farther W
and SW away from the waters then persist well W of the waters
Fri through Sat night while slowly weakening. High pressure will
slowly build E towards the N and central coast Sun. A coastal
trough along the N and central coast will strengthen through tonight
into Thu, then persist and gradually weakening Fri through Sat
night, then strengthen again over the N and central coast Sun
into Sun night.


$$

PZZ820-090600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-090600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-090600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-090600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-090600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-090600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-090600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-090600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-090600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-090600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ945-090600-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
835 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.