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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 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.

PZZ899-131015-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strengthening high pressure
will slowly build E towards the northern and central California
coast tonight, expand to the N and NW of the area Mon and Mon
night, and then persist into Tue night. The area of high pressure
to the N and NW of the area will weaken Wed into Thu, and then
restrengthen Thu night into Fri night. A weak coastal low
pressure trough will strengthen later tonight, and then intensify
further Mon through Tue night. The trough may begin to weaken
slightly Wed into Thu, before strengthening along the northern
California coast Thu night through Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-131015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-131015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-131015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-131015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-131015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Patchy dense
fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Patchy dense
fog early.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-131015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-131015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy dense
fog.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy dense fog
early.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Patchy fog.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Patchy fog early.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-131015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-131015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Patchy dense fog
early.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog early.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-131015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-131015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
220 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.