Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
606 FZPN23 KWNM 112131 OFFN08 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for northern California waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 231 PM PDT Sat May 11 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...High pressure centered W and NW of the area will move farther W and SW away from the waters tonight into early Sun while weakening. Strengthening high pressure will slowly build E towards the N and central California coast later Sun and Sun night then expand to the N and NW of the area Mon and Mon night, and 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. A weak coastal low pressure trough along the N and central coast will persist tonight, strengthen over this region by later Sun into Sun night, and then intensify further by late Mon through Tue night. The trough may begin to weaken slightly Wed into Thu night. Point Saint George to Point Arena ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .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 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.