Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
408 FZPN36 KWBC 192134 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 234 PM PDT Sun May 19 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 low pressure trough will persist near the California coast into Wed night. High pressure will build to the W and NW of the area through Tue. A weak cold front will move SE across the N and central waters Tue night and Wed. High pressure will rebuild to the W of the area Wed and Wed night, and slowly weaken Thu and Thu night. A cold front will move across the N and into the central waters Fri and Fri night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.