Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
825 FZPN36 KWBC 090345 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 845 PM PDT Wed May 8 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...Strong high pressure will be centered N and NW of the area tonight and Thu, and will move farther W and SW away from the waters Fri through Sat night while gradually becoming weaker. High pressure will slowly build E towards the N and central coast later Sun and Sun night then expand to the N and NW of the area Mon and Mon night. A strong coastal trough along the N and central coast tonight will gradually weaken Thu and Thu night and persist as a weak trough through Sat and Sat night, then strengthen again over the N and central coast later Sun into Sun night and remain through Mon night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...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 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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 8 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...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.