Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
500 FZPN22 KWNM 122143 OFFN07 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 243 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024 Conditions given represent the highest within that period. ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal waters forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...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. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Point Conception to the Mexican border .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.