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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 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

PZZ899-120430-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure W of the waters
will persist through Mon night. The high pressure area will
strengthen and drift NE closer to the waters tonight through Fri
night then drift S and weaken gradually Sat through Mon night. A
low pressure trough will remain in place along the California
coast today through Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-120430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-120430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-120430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-120430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-120430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-120430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-120430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-120430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-120430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-120430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-120430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
842 AM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.