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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
827 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 later 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 WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT through SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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 and SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 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 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED and 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.