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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
229 AM PDT Sun May 12 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 centered W of the
area will move farther W and SW away from the waters early today
while weakening. Strengthening high pressure will slowly build E
towards the N and central California coast today and tonight then
expand to the N and NW of the area Mon and Mon night, and persist
into Tue night. The area of high pressure to the N and NW of the
area will weaken Wed into Thu, and then restrengthen Thu night. A
weak coastal low pressure trough along the N and central coast
will persist tonight, strengthen over this region by later Sun
into Sun night, and then intensify further by late Mon through
Tue night. The trough may begin to weaken slightly Wed into Thu
night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.