Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
711 FZPN36 KWBC 222205 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 205 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 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 low pressure trough will persist through Thu night. It will shift inland on Fri as an area of low pressure develops over Nevada. A weakening cold front will enter the northern waters late Thu night then quickly dissipate across the northern waters on Fri. Meanwhile, strong high pressure far NW of the waters will extend a ridge S through the outer waters Thu night through Sat. The ridge will drift W and gradually weaken Sat night through Sun night. High pressure will edge toward the waters Mon into Mon night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.