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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 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.

PZZ899-202345-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal low pressure trough
along the N and central California coast will continue to remain
weak today, then strengthen tonight through Sun night. A
weakening cold front will move across the northern California
waters today and become diffuse tonight. The coastal trough will
persist over the N and central areas Mon and Mon night while
gradually becoming weaker through Tue night, then drift south
over the central California waters. A high pressure ridge will
build in across the region late Sat into Sat night, then persist
to the N and NW of the region Sun and Sun night while gradually
weakening. Another area of high pressure will build in from the W
and NW Mon and Mon night, then persist through Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-202345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt early, then,
becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-202345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt
early, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-202345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-202345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-202345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-202345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-202345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-202345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...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, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-202345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-202345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-202345-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.