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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 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.

PZZ899-090315-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge of high pressure will
drift S into the central waters today into tonight and drift W of
the waters Sat and Sat night. Low pressure will move NW and N of
the area Sat into Sat night, pulling a cold front across the N
and and into the central waters. A second cold front will
approach the waters Sat night and move across the N and into the
central waters Sun and Sun night. The front will continue moving
SE into the S waters Mon and Mon night, with a high pressure
ridge building across the NW waters Mon night. A coastal trough
will redevelop on Tue and persist into Tue night

$$

PZZ820-090315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
17 to 21 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ920-090315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft, building to 14 to
23 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to
21 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ825-090315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ925-090315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
16 to 20 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ830-090315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ930-090315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 15 to
19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ835-090315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ935-090315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 13 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ840-090315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ940-090315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ945-090315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
742 AM PST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.