Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
644 FZPN36 KWBC 241005 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 305 AM 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 shift W and weaken today into Wed night. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast today, then 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 strengthen Fri night through Sat night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 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 10 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT 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 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.