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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
481 FZPN36 KWBC 031530 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 830 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 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 waters today through Thu, then slowly shift more NW of the area Thu night through Sat night. A weak area of low pressure will form just W of the southern waters tonight, then drift well W of the area through Sat. Another area of high pressure will develop W of the central waters late Thu and persist through Sun night while slowly drifting W. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast tonight through Sat night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.