Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
434 FZPN36 KWBC 052201 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 201 PM PST Wed Feb 5 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...Low pressure will move NE into the central CA waters Thu with a warm front lifting NE ahead of the low. The low will move inland Thu night and pull a cold front through the southern waters Thu night into Fri. High pressure will build over the NW waters while a coastal trough develops along the central and southern CA coast Fri. High pressure and coastal trough will remain in place Fri into Mon before a low pressure area moves into the northern waters Mon and Mon night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.