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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
751 PM PST Sat Dec 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.

PZZ899-221630-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist over the S waters tonight through Mon night. A weak cold
front will stall near Point Conception and dissipate tonight. 
Another cold front will move E into the northern and central
waters Sun then dissipate Sun night. Yet another stronger cold 
front will cross the waters Mon into Tue night. High pressure 
will build E into the southern waters Wed through Thu night. 

$$

PZZ820-221630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
18 to 23 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 16 to 20 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to
17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
15 to 18 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-221630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
17 to 21 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to
22 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 16 to 25 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 35 to 45 kt. Seas
19 to 24 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 17 to 21 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 20 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-221630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 12 to 20 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 16 to 21 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 16 to
19 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 11 to
13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft,
building to 10 to 17 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
18 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 14 to 17 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-221630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
13 to 22 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas 18 to
22 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to
17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 13 to 15 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-221630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
16 to 19 ft. 
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 11 to
16 ft. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 13 to
19 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 14 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-221630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 17 to
20 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
12 to 20 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
15 to 21 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 15 to 19 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to
17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
17 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-221630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-221630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to
17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 19 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
9 to 12 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-221630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-221630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
10 to 18 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-221630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
751 PM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.