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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 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.

PZZ899-180500-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS... A high pressure ridge will
build across the N and central waters today through Fri night
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 night. 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.

$$

PZZ820-180500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-180500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-180500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-180500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-180500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 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. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-180500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-180500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 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...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ935-180500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 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 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ840-180500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ940-180500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 N to NE. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ945-180500-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
831 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.