Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
291 FZPN36 KWBC 181549 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 849 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 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 weakening cold front will continue moving S across the central waters today and tonight, then dissipate as it moves into the southern waters Thu into Thu night. An area of low pressure will move inland across northern California today. A low pressure trough will build along the coast today and tonight, then persist Thu through Sun night. High pressure will strengthen NW of the area Thu night into Fri, then continue through Sun night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN 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 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 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 to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to 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 15 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.