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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 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.

PZZ899-051615-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough
developing along the coast tonight will persist through Wed
night. A weakening cold front will move S and SE over the N
waters this evening, then stall and dissipate off Cape Mendocino
late tonight. A high pressure ridge will build across the NW
waters tonight through Mon, then will weaken Mon night. Another
cold front will approach from the NW Mon night before stalling
and weakening over the northern waters Tue and Tue night. The
stationary front will further weaken and dissipate Wed and Wed
night.

$$

PZZ820-051615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-051615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-051615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-051615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-051615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-051615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-051615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-051615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-051615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-051615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-051615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
900 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.