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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
304 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 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 high pressure ridge will move
SE across the central and S waters today into tonight while
weakening. A series of cold fronts will move E and SE across the
area today into Sat night. Another ridge will build E over the
waters Sun into Sun night, then shift inland Mon. Another cold
front will move SE over the area Mon into Mon night. Yet another
ridge will build SE over the region Mon night into Tue night,
before another cold front moves over the waters Tue night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Showers and
slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 17 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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

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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.


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