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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 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

PZZ899-091630-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure W of the waters
will persist tonight through Sat night. The high pressure area
will strengthen and drift E closer the the area Wed night through
Fri night before weakening Sat. A low pressure trough will
remain in place along the California coast tonight through Sat
night. A weak cold front will move into the N waters Wed and then
will quickly dissipate Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-091630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10
to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-091630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-091630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-091630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-091630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-091630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-091630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-091630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-091630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-091630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-091630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
856 PM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.