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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
858 AM PDT Thu May 16 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...High pressure to the W and NW
of the area will weaken today, and then restrengthen tonight into
Fri night. A coastal low pressure trough will persist through Sun
night, varying in intensity each day. A weak area of high
pressure will try to build over the southern California waters
Sun. The coastal low pressure trough will likely restrengthen Mon
into Mon night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 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 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.