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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
828 PM PDT Sun May 5 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 will build in
from the W and NW tonight. A cold front will reach the NW waters
Mon, then push E across the northern California waters and will
move inland Mon night. A coastal trough will develop along the
southern California coast Mon night, then extend north Tue. The
trough will persist Tue into Thu night along California coast,
then weaken on Fri into Fri night. Please be advised that the
USCG remote communications facility at Cambria is experiencing
technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the problem. We
apologize for any inconvenience.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 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 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.