Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
025 FZPN36 KWBC 170952 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 252 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 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 W of the northern waters will gradually shift S and weaken today and tonight. A cold front will approach the NW portions late today, move S into the northern waters tonight, and then will dissipate across the central waters late Wed. A low pressure trough will develop along the coast late Wed into Wed night, and persist through Sat night while high pressure builds E toward the northern and central waters. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 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...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT 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...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.