Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
567 FZPN36 KWBC 020951 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 251 AM PDT Thu May 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 to the W of the N and central waters today and tonight will move farther S to the W of the central and S waters through Fri, and then W of the S waters Fri night and Sat. A coastal low pressure trough will be along the the central California coast today, then across the central and S areas tonight and Fri while becoming weaker. A cold front will move SE into the N waters Fri, then the central waters Sat, and the S waters Sat night into Sun then move S of the waters later Sun. Another cold front will cross into the N waters Sun night then move over the central and S waters Mon and Mon night. High pressure will build in from the W and NW later Sun through Mon night as a coastal trough develops along the central and southern coast. 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...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.