Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
543 FZPN36 KWBC 021543 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 843 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 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 build NW of the waters today, persist tonight through Thu, then slowly shift more NW of the area Thu night through Sat night. A weak area of low pressure will form just W of the southern waters Wed night, then drift well W of the area through Sat. Another area of high pressure will develop W of the central waters late Thu and persist through Sat night while slowly drifting W. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast today through Sat night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.