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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
308 PM PDT Tue May 7 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 region tonight, will gradually move N and become centered NW
of N portion of the waters on Wed. The center of the ridging will
move slowly W Wed night through Thu night, then persist well W of
the waters Fri through Sat night. A coastal trough will extend N
along the California coast today and strengthen tonight into Thu
night, then weaken Fri into Fri night and persist through Sat
night. High pressure will slowly build E towards coast on Sun.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.