Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
358 FZPN36 KWBC 130327 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 827 PM PDT Mon Aug 12 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 ridge of high pressure will remain across the waters and gradually drift S through Fri night. A low pressure trough will persist over the California interior through Sat night. A cold front will enter the northern waters late Wed or early Wed night then drift S and dissipate across the waters Thu. Another weak cold front or trough will form to the W of the waters Thu night, then drift across the outer northern and central waters through Sat before dissipating near the southern waters Sat night. High pressure will rebuild across the northern and central portions behind the front Fri through Sat night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.