Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
480 FZPN23 KWNM 022220 OFFN08 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for northern California waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 320 PM PDT Thu May 2 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...A high pressure ridge will persist over the waters tonight into Fri, then weaken Fri night into Sat. A coastal low pressure trough along the California coast will weaken tonight into Fri. A cold front will move SE across the waters Fri through Sat night, then S of the waters Sun. Another cold front will move SE across the area Sun night through Mon night. High pressure will build in from the W and NW later Sun through Mon night, then persist through Tue night. A coastal trough will develop along the coast Mon night and strengthen Tue and Tue night. Please be advised that the USCG remote communications facility at Cambria is experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience. Point Saint George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.