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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
232 AM PDT Sat May 18 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 weak cold front moving SE
over the central waters early this morning will likely dissipate
today. A low pressure trough will persist near the coast into Wed
night. High pressure will build to the W and NW of the area
through Tue. Another weak cold front will move SE across the N
and central waters Tue night and Wed. High pressure will rebuild
to the W of the area Wed and Wed night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT and SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED and WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to
Guadalupe Island

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT and TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT and WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.