Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
219 FZPN36 KWBC 030350 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 850 PM 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...A high pressure ridge will persist over the waters tonight into Fri, then weaken Fri night into Sat. A coastal low pressure trough along the California coast will weaken tonight into Fri. A cold front will move SE across the waters Fri through Sat night, then S of the waters Sun. Another cold front will move SE across the area Sun night through Mon night. High pressure will build in from the W and NW later Sun through Mon night, then persist through Tue night. A coastal trough will develop along the coast Mon night and strengthen Tue and Tue 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...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .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 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .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 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW 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. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 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 13 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .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 5 to 7 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.