Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
612 FZPN36 KWBC 250355 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 855 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 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 will continue to shift W and weaken Wed night. A low pressure trough along the California coast will slowly dissipate tonight. A weak cold front will move across the N waters Wed and Wed night. Another cold front will pass over the northern waters Thu night into Fri. A coastal trough will redevelop along the California coast Fri and persist through Sun night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 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 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.