Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
954 FZPN36 KWBC 062209 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 309 PM PDT Mon May 6 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...High pressure, centered west of the water, will strengthen tonight and build NE. The high pressure center will remain to the W through Wed night, then NW of the waters Thu and Thu night. A high pressure ridge will persist to the W Fri and Fri night. A cold front will reach the NW waters today, then push E across the northern California waters and move inland tonight. A coastal trough will develop along the southern California coast tonight, then extend north Tue. The trough will strengthen Tue into Thu night along California coast, then weaken Fri into Fri night. The weakened high pressure will move S and become centered west of the waters Sat. 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 St. George to Point Arena ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.