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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 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.

PZZ899-252345-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE over
the area today into tonight before dissipating Tue near the
southern waters. A ridge will build SE over the region tonight
into Tue night behind the front. Low pressure will move across
the waters N of the area and push a cold front SE across the
region Tue night through Thu night. The cold front will dissipate
across the southern waters Fri. Another low pressure system will
approach the outer northern waters Thu night, then drift across
the northern and central waters through Fri night. An associated
cold front will move across the central waters Fri and the
southern waters Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-252345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-252345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance
of rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 12 to
15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ825-252345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-252345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 12 to
15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ830-252345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-252345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ835-252345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ935-252345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ840-252345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ940-252345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ945-252345-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
231 AM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.


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