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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
251 PM PDT Fri May 17 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 will move SE
across the central waters and dissipate tonight. High pressure
will build NW of the area through Tue, as a low pressure trough
persists along the coast. A weak cold front will move SE across
the N and into the central waters Tue night and Wed. High
pressure will rebuild W of the area Wed and Wed night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 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 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N to NW 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 to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.