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Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

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.

PZZ899-250415-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist over
the northern and central waters today through Mon night, then
weaken Tue and Tue night as a cold front moves into the region.
The cold front will move into the central waters Wed as high
pressure builds across the northern waters. A low pressure trough
along the California coast will continue through Tue night then
weaken as the cold front approaches Wed.  

$$

PZZ820-250415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-250415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-250415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-250415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

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

$$

PZZ830-250415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-250415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

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

$$

PZZ835-250415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-250415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-250415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-250415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-250415-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
856 AM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.