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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 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.

PZZ899-302230-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ820-302230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

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

$$

PZZ920-302230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-302230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-302230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-302230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-302230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 20 to 30 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-302230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-302230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...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.

$$

PZZ840-302230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-302230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-302230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
227 AM PDT Mon Sep 30 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.