Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
011 FZPN36 KWBC 161559 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 859 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 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 along the central and northern California coast will persist through tonight before weakening. High pressure centered W of the northern waters will spread E today and tonight, then gradually shift S and weaken Tue and Tue night. Another cold front will approach NW portions late Tue, move S into the northern waters Tue night, the central waters Wed, and then dissipate Wed night. The coastal trough will reform late Wed into Wed night and persist through Fri night while high pressure builds E across the northern and central waters. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 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 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.