Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
163 FZPN36 KWBC 050320 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 720 PM PST Mon Nov 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 moving over the northern waters will weaken as it moves into the central waters later tonight, then dissipate across the central or southern waters Tue. High pressure that is building over the northern areas tonight and Tue will slowly weaken later Wed into Thu night while persisting to the W and NW of the N and central waters. The high pressure ridge will drift further S into the central waters Fri and Fri night and drift W of the waters through Sat and Sat night. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast and then weaken Wed night before dissipating later Thu. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.