Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

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.

PZZ899-140630-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge NW of the
waters will gradually weaken by later tonight and will expand SW
to the W of the area through Fri. A low pressure trough along 
the California coast will slowly weaken later today into tonight
then become much weaker Wed through Fri night and persist into 
Sat night. A high pressure ridge will be along and W of the area
Sat and Sat night as low pressure develops and stays well W of 
the area.


$$

PZZ820-140630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

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

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PZZ920-140630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

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

$$

PZZ825-140630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

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

$$

PZZ925-140630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-140630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

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

$$

PZZ930-140630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

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

$$

PZZ835-140630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

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

$$

PZZ935-140630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

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

$$

PZZ840-140630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-140630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

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

$$

PZZ945-140630-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
901 AM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.