Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 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.

PZZ899-092215-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong high pressure will be
centered N and NW of the area today, and will move farther W and
SW away from the waters Fri through Sat night while gradually 
becoming weaker. High pressure will slowly build E towards the N 
and central coast later Sun and Sun night then expand to the N 
and NW of the area Mon and Mon night. A strong coastal trough 
along the N and central coast today will gradually weaken into tonight
and persist as a weak trough through Sat and Sat night, then 
strengthen again over the N and central coast later Sun into Sun 
night and remain through Mon night. 

$$

PZZ820-092215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-092215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-092215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-092215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-092215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt early,
then, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-092215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-092215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-092215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-092215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-092215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-092215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
230 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.