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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 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.

PZZ899-120430-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered W and NW
of the area will move farther W and SW away from the waters today
and tonight while weakening. Strengthening high pressure will
slowly build E towards the N and central coast later Sun and Sun
night then expand to the N and NW of the area Mon and Mon night,
and persist into Tue night. The area of high pressure to the N
and NW of the area will weaken Wed and Wed night. A weak coastal
trough along the N and central coast will persist today and
tonight, strengthen over this region later Sun into Sun night,
and then intensify further by late Mon through Tue night. The
trough will likely begin to weaken Wed and Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-120430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to
15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-120430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ825-120430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-120430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-120430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-120430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ835-120430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-120430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-120430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-120430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-120430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
822 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 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. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.