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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
766 FZPN36 KWBC 181600 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 900 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 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 along the California coast today through Fri night. High pressure across the far NW portion will weaken today. High pressure will rebuild NW of the area Thu into Fri, then weaken Fri night as a cold front approaches the region. The front will weaken over the waters Sat, and will dissipate Sat night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.