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FZPN36 KWBC 280400 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 900 PM PDT Wed Mar 27 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...A high pressure ridge over the central and S waters tonight into Thu, will shift S of the area later Thu and Thu night. A cold front will move SE across the region tonight into Thu while weakening, then dissipate across the S waters Thu night. Low pressure will approach the N waters Thu night, then move slowly S and SE across the area Fri through Sun night while pulling a cold front over the region Fri through Sun morning. The associated low will then dissipate near the southern California coast Mon. High pressure will slowly build E toward the region Sat through Mon night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.