Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
856 FZPN36 KWBC 080856 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 156 AM PDT Wed May 8 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 persist NW of the regional waters today through Thu, then move farther W away from the area and persist well W of the waters Fri through Sat night. High pressure will slowly build E towards the coast on Sun. A coastal trough along the N and Central coast will strengthen tonight into Thu, persist Thu night, weaken Fri into Fri night, persist through Sat night, then strengthen Sun into Sun night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN 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...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.