Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
747 FZPN36 KWBC 042205 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 305 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 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 slowly shift NW of the area tonight through Sat night. A weak area of low pressure will drift well W of the area tonight through Sat. Another area of high pressure will nudge into the central waters later today and persist through Mon night while slowly drifting NW. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast today through Tue night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.