Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
167 FZPN36 KWBC 290336 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 836 PM PDT Sun Apr 28 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 cold front moving SE across the waters will weaken and dissipate tonight. High pressure will persist to the W of the area tonight into Tue night. A coastal low pressure trough will develop and slowly strengthen tonight through early Wed, then will slowly weaken Wed night. A weakening low pressure area will pass N of the waters Mon night and Tue. A high pressure ridge will move E over the northern waters Wed, and then remain over the N waters Wed night into Fri night. Please be advised that the USCG remote communications facility at Cambria is experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.