Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
565 FZPN36 KWBC 222207 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 307 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will persist near the California coast tonight, then weaken and dissipate on Thu and Thu night. A cold front will move S across the N and central water Fri, then dissipates Fri night. High pressure will remain centered to the west tonight through Sun night. The high pressure will weaken and retreat W Mon and Mon night as a broad area of low pressure moves SE. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.