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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 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.

PZZ899-301615-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the California coast through Thu night then weaken
Fri. Strong high pressure will build NE across the Oregon and
Washington waters tonight and maintain a ridge into Tue. The high
will weaken Tue and Tue night as a cold front approaches from
the NW. The front will move into the northern and central waters
Wed and then dissipate. High pressure will rebuild to the N and
NW of the area Wed night, then move N away from the region late Wed
night into Thu. Weak broad ridging will build E into the waters Fri
and Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-301615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 17 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-301615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ825-301615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-301615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-301615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-301615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-301615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-301615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-301615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-301615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-301615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
842 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.