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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 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.

PZZ899-020415-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist to
the W of the N and central waters through Thu then move farther
S to the W of the central and S waters through Fri, and W of the
S waters Fri night through Sat night. A coastal low pressure
trough will persist over the central California through tonight,
then be across the central and S areas through Fri and becoming
weaker. Low pressure will move SE towards the northern California
coast Sat. An associated cold front will move SE into the N
waters Fri and the central waters Sat, then move over the S
waters Sat night and Sun and pass S of the waters Sun night.
Another cold front will advance into the N waters Sun night.
Please be advised that the USCG remote communications facility at
Cambria is experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians are
aware of the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-020415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-020415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-020415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-020415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-020415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-020415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-020415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-020415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-020415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-020415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-020415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
829 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.