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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 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.

PZZ899-231615-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
central and northern California coast will will gradually weaken
Tue. The trough will then drift south over the central California
waters late Tue and Tue night and dissipate Wed. A high pressure
ridge to the N and NW of the region will gradually weaken through
Tue. Another area of high pressure will build in from the W Tue
into Wed, then gradually shift to the southern waters Wed night
into Thu night. A weak cold front will move into the NW portion
Thu, then reach the central waters Thu night into Fri. The front
will then enter the southern waters Fri night. High pressure
will rebuild W of the waters Thu night into Fri night. Later Fri
night a cold front will approach the nothern waters, then move E
across those waters Sat and Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-231615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-231615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-231615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-231615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-231615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-231615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-231615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-231615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-231615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-231615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-231615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
857 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.