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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 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.

PZZ899-291630-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak cold front over the S
waters will move SE tonight, and dissipate later tonight into
Fri. Low pressure will approach the N waters tonight, then move
slowly S and SE across the area Fri through Sun night while
pulling a cold front over the region Fri into Sun. The associated
low will then dissipate near the southern California coast Mon.
High pressure will slowly build E toward the region Sat through
Mon night. A cold front will approach the waters Tue, and move
across the N and into the central waters Tue night.  

$$

PZZ820-291630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-291630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
12 to 17 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-291630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Rain.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to
35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-291630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
13 to 22 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-291630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers and a chance of tstms. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 17 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE and TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-291630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to
22 ft. Rain. Scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-291630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 9 to
13 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-291630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-291630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-291630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to
11 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-291630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
849 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
9 to 12 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.