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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 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.

PZZ899-160415-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal low pressure trough
will strengthen today into tonight, persist Tue through Wed
night, before weakening Thu and Thu night. High pressure will
slowly build W and NW of the waters today through Thu night, then
will weaken Fri and Fri night as a cold front moves into the
waters from the NW.

$$

PZZ820-160415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-160415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-160415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-160415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ830-160415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-160415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-160415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-160415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-160415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-160415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-160415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
732 AM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.