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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

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.

PZZ899-291615-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front moving SE into the
southern waters tonight will move SE of the area during Wed.
Strong low pressure will move S over the northern and central
waters tonight into Wed, reaching the S waters by late Wed night.
The low will then weaken as it moves inland early Thu. A weak
high pressure ridge will build E over the waters Thu and Thu
night. Another cold front will approach the northern waters Fri,
then move across the northern waters and into the central waters
Fri night. The front will continue across the central waters Sat
and cross the southern waters Sat night while weakening. A high
pressure ridge will then rebuild across the area Sun and Sun
night.

$$

PZZ820-291615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain
early, then scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 7 to
12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-291615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 22 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
subsiding to 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-291615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain early,
then showers likely and chance of tstms.
.WED...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to
17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms early, then rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas subsiding to 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-291615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain early,
then scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 14 to
22 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft,
subsiding to 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas subsiding to 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-291615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain early, then
scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W winds increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then becoming N
20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Scattered tstms early, otherwise
scattered showers.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas subsiding
to 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-291615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
12 to 22 ft. Rain and scattered tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then chance of
rain.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas subsiding to 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas becoming
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-291615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain
early, then scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 11 to
19 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas subsiding to 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas subsiding to
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-291615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.
Scattered tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 12 to
21 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas subsiding to 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas subsiding
to 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-291615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Rain likely.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft.
Slight chance of rain. Chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas building to 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain likely, then chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-291615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 8 to 14 ft.
Slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas building to 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft. Chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas subsiding to 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6
ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-291615-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
842 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11
ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 15 ft.
Chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.


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