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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
728 FZPN36 KWBC 150936 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 236 AM PDT Mon Jul 15 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 area will remain W and NW of the waters today and tonight while weakening. At the same time, a weak low pressure center over the central California waters will slowly drift NE and then N though Tue night, then dissipate by Wed. High pressure will build in from NW and strengthen Wed through Thu night then persist just W of the area through Fri night. A low pressure trough will remain near the California coast through Fri night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.