Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 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.

PZZ899-221045-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A stationary front draped
across the northern half of the waters will dissipate tonight 
while low pressure strengthens just W of the northern waters. As 
that low moves quickly NE and then N away from the area, a cold 
front extending S from the low will move SE across the northern 
and central waters tonight and Fri, reaching the southern waters 
Fri night. On Sat, a new weaker area of low pressure will develop
W of the waters. It will move E into the northern waters Sat 
night into Sun before weakening into a trough Sun night. The low 
will drag a cold front across the central and southern waters Sun
night through Mon night. An additional weak and broad area of 
troughing will extend S from broad low pressure N of the area and
will move E across the northern waters Mon into Tue. The low 
should dissipate later Tue into Tue as weak ridging builds across
the area.


$$

PZZ820-221045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to
40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. Rain likely. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 17 ft. Chance of showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance
of showers. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-221045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt,
then, becoming W to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain
likely. 
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 18 ft. Chance of showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance
of showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-221045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft. Scattered showers, then rain likely. Areas of with 
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft. Chance of showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance
of showers. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-221045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then,
becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. Rain
likely. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance
of showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-221045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Showers likely.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Showers likely.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-221045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then,
diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Showers likely.
Chance of rain. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Showers likely. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-221045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers likely. Ares
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with 
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-221045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers likely. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
7 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-221045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-221045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-221045-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
148 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.