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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 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.

PZZ899-131600-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure W of the central
waters will move into the region tonight, before slowing down
and weakening Sat into Sat night, then dissiating as it moves
inland Sun into Sun night. High pressure well W of the waters
will move slowly W through Tue, then remain near or over the N
and central waters Tue night before weakening on Wed. A coastal
trough will develop along the coast Tue night then persist
through Wed night.


$$

PZZ820-131600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-131600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-131600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-131600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-131600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-131600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-131600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-131600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-131600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-131600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-131600-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
850 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.