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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 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.

PZZ899-051615-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak low pressure trough will
persist along the Oregon and California coast tonight through Sun
night. Broad weak high pressure will persist SW of the waters
tonight into Fri. Low pressure will pass just NW of the waters on
tonight followed by a second low taking a similar path Thu and
Thu night. High pressure will rebuild W of the waters Fri and Fri
night. The high will persist Sat into Sat night and will begin to
move NE Sun into Sun night. The low pressure trough will begin to
strengthen over the coastline Mon into Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-051615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-051615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-051615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-051615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-051615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-051615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-051615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-051615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-051615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-051615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-051615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
805 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.