Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
163 FZPN36 KWBC 040949 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 249 AM PDT Sat May 4 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 will move SE across the waters today into tonight, then move S of the waters Sun. High pressure will build in from the W and NW later Sun then a cold front will reach the NW waters early Mon. The front will push SE through the central and southern waters later Mon and Mon night. A coastal trough will develop along the coast Mon night and persist Tue into Wed 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 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.