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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
820 FZPN23 KWNM 161711 OFFN08 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for northern California waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1011 AM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Conditions given represent the highest within that period. ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal waters forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge will gradually drift S through tonight, then persist across the southern waters through Tue night. A low pressure trough will persist over the California interior through Tue night. Weak low pressure will approach the outer northern waters tonight, then drift E across the zones before dissipating near the northern CA coast Sat night. The low will push a cold front across the northern and central waters tonight through Sat night. Behind the front, high pressure will again build across the northern and central waters through Sun night. Weak low pressure will approach the northern portions Mon, slow near the outer waters Mon night, then weaken near the waters Tue and Tue night as high pressure builds into the region again. Point Saint George to Point Arena .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.