Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
540 FZPN36 KWBC 290945 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 245 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 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 build E into the N and central portions tonight through Sat night before weakening Sun as a weak cold front approaches the area. The cold front will dissipate as it moves into the N and central waters later Sun and Sun night. High pressure will rebuild W and NW of the N and central waters Mon, strengthen through Tue night, and then slowly weaken Wed and Wed night. A low pressure trough inland over California today, will strengthen along the central and southern coast tonight and Sun, then strengthen along the N and central coast later Sun night through Tue night, and then persist through Wed night. Cambria NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the morning. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.