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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 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.

PZZ899-142215-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge of high pressure will
gradually drift S through Fri night, then persist across the
southern waters through Sun night. A low pressure trough will
persist over the California interior through Sun night. Weak low
pressure will approach the outer northern waters Thu, then drift
E across the zones before dissipating near the northern CA coast
Sat. The low will push a cold front across the northern and
central waters Fri night through Sat. Behind the front high
pressure will again build across the northern and central waters
through Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-142215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...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...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ920-142215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ825-142215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-142215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ830-142215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-142215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-142215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-142215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-142215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-142215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-142215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
305 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.