Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
381 FZPN36 KWBC 051002 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 302 AM 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...A cold front will move S of the waters today. High pressure will build in from the W and NW today and 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. 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 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 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 10 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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .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 winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 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...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 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 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.