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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 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.

PZZ899-182330-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS... A high pressure ridge will
build across the N and central waters today and tonight as a low
pressure trough develops along the coast. The ridge will weaken
Sat and Sat night, then drift S over the region Sun into Mon. A
cold front will move S over the N and central waters Sun and Sun
night, then stall and dissipate across the central waters Mon
into Mon night. Another ridge will build S across the region Mon
night, then continue Tue and Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-182330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-182330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-182330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-182330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-182330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-182330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-182330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-182330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-182330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming N. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-182330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-182330-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
226 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.