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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

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.

PZZ899-102130-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
central and southern California coast will persist today. A cold
front will move SE across the waters today and tonight and
dissipate across the southern waters Sat. High pressure will
build W of the northern waters Sat and persist into Mon night
before sliding SE over the N waters Tue and Tue night. Another
coastal trough will develop early Sat, persist into Tue then
weaken Tue night. The USCG transmitter at Point Reyes California
is experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of
the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-102130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-102130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT and MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-102130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-102130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-102130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-102130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE and TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-102130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-102130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-102130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-102130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE, then
diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW
10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT and SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-102130-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
203 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.