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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 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.

PZZ899-121015-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front now over the N
waters this afternoon will drift into central waters and
dissipate tonight. Broad high pressure centered well W of the
waters will persist through Fri night, then weaken a bit Sat
through Sun as it moves S and remains well W of the area. A
stronger ridge of high pressure will rebuild well NW of the area
Sun through Mon night. Another cold front will move S into the
northern waters Sat and Sat night, then dissipate over the
central waters on Sun. A coastal trough will persist along the S
California coast tonight through Thu, then stretch N to along the
rest of the California coast Thu night and persist through Fri
night before weakening Sat, then restrengthen along the entire
California coast Sun and persist through Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-121015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-121015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt early,
then, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-121015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-121015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-121015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-121015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ835-121015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-121015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-121015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-121015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ945-121015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
215 PM PDT Wed Sep 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.