Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
951 FZPN36 KWBC 220239 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 739 PM PDT Tue May 21 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 tonight through Wed night. High pressure will build to the W and NW of the area today. A weak cold front will move SE across the N and central waters tonight 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. High pressure will build E towards the waters Sat though Sun night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...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 15 to 25 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. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.