Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
318 FZPN36 KWBC 151002 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 202 AM PST Fri Nov 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...High pressure will build E into the area today, then gradually dissipate SW of the waters Sat into Sun. A low pressure trough will develop along the coast today and tonight, then weaken and dissipate Sat. A warm front will move across the N waters Sat. A cold front will move into the NW waters Sat night, cross the central waters Sun, then move into the S waters Sun night before dissipating Mon. High pressure will move eastward into the waters Mon before gradually weakening and moving inland Mon night. A strong cold front will approach the N waters on Tue and will slowly move across the N waters and into central waters Tue night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.