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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 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.

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

PZZ899-032215-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist NW
of the waters today through Thu, then slowly shift more NW of
the area Thu night through Sat night. A weak area of low pressure
will form just W of the southern waters tonight, then drift well
W of the area through Sat. Another area of high pressure will
develop W of the central waters late Thu and persist through Sun
night while slowly drifting W. A low pressure trough will persist
along the California coast tonight through Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-032215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-032215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-032215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-032215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-032215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-032215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-032215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable early,
then, diminishing to less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-032215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-032215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-032215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-032215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
305 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.