Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
173 FZPN36 KWBC 281605 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 905 AM PDT Tue May 28 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 high pressure ridge will build across the NW portion of the area today into Wed. The ridge will persist over the far NW waters Wed into Fri night, then will weaken Sat into Sat night. A coastal low pressure trough along the California coast will strengthen Wed night into Thu night, then will slowly weaken through Sat night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 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 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.