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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 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.

PZZ899-020400-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the California coast through Sat night. High
pressure over the waters will weaken today as a cold front
approaches from the NW. The front will move into the northern
waters tonight and dissipate as it moves into the central waters
Wed. High pressure will rebuild to the N and NW of the area Wed
night into Thu, then weaken Thu night into Fri. A high pressure
ridge will rebuild across the NW waters Fri night through Sat
night.

$$

PZZ820-020400-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-020400-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-020400-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-020400-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-020400-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-020400-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-020400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-020400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-020400-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-020400-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-020400-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
836 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.