Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
330 FZPN36 KWBC 060328 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 828 PM PDT Sun May 5 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 will build in from the W and NW tonight. A cold front will reach the NW waters Mon, then push E across the northern California waters and will move inland Mon night. A coastal trough will develop along the southern California coast Mon night, then extend north Tue. The trough will persist Tue into Thu night along California coast, then weaken on Fri into Fri 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 St. George to Point Arena ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 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 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...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 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.