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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 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.

PZZ899-220445-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will move
SE across the central and S waters today into Fri night while
weakening. A low pressure trough will weaken across the N waters
today. A series of cold fronts will move E and SE across the area
tonight into Sat night. Another ridge will build E over the
waters Sun into Sun night, then weaken Mon. Another cold front
will move SE over the area Mon into Mon night. Yet another ridge
will build E over the area Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-220445-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-220445-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to
18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-220445-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-220445-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Chance of rain.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, building to
11 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-220445-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-220445-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-220445-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-220445-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-220445-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ940-220445-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ945-220445-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
832 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 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 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.


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