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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 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.

PZZ899-022345-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure to the W of the
N and central waters today and tonight will move farther S to
the W of the central and S waters through Fri, and then W of the
S waters Fri night and Sat. A coastal low pressure trough will
be along the the central California coast today, then across the
central and S areas tonight and Fri while becoming weaker. A
cold front will move SE into the N waters Fri, then the central
waters Sat, and the S waters Sat night into Sun then move S of
the waters later Sun. Another cold front will cross into the N
waters Sun night then move over the central and S waters Mon and
Mon night. High pressure will build in from the W and NW later
Sun through Mon night as a coastal trough develops along the
central and southern 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.

$$

PZZ820-022345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-022345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 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 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-022345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-022345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 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 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-022345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-022345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 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 to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-022345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-022345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-022345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-022345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-022345-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
250 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.