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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
859 FZPN36 KWBC 170923 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 223 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 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 over the central waters will sag southward into the souther waters today. A cold front over the northern portion will move S into the central waters today, then will move into the southern area tonight before dissipating Sun. High pressure will build across the NW portion behind the front tonight through Mon night, then will weaken Tue. A low pressure trough will form along the California coast Sun and persist through Tue night before dissipating Wed into Wed night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.