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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 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.

PZZ899-090400-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure will intensify as
it moves N of the waters today into Thu, as the associated cold 
front approaches the northern waters on Thu. A weak area of low 
pressure will slip south W of the outer waters Thu night into 
Fri. A high pressure ridge will build across the region Thu 
night, then shift SE of the area Fri as another cold front 
approaches. The front will move into the region Fri night into 
Sat, with high pressure building once again across the area Sat 
night through Sun night. 

$$

PZZ820-090400-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT and FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT through SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11
ft.

$$

PZZ920-090400-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.  

$$

PZZ825-090400-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-090400-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-090400-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

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

$$

PZZ930-090400-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-090400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT and SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-090400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU and THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-090400-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.THU and THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT through SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7
ft.
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-090400-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT and SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-090400-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
855 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT and FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.