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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
256 PM PDT Thu May 9 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...Strong high pressure will be
centered N and NW of the area early tonight and will move farther
W and SW away from the waters later tonight and Fri through Sat
night while gradually becoming weaker. High pressure will slowly
build E towards the N and central coast later Sun and Sun night
then expand to the N and NW of the area Mon and Mon night, and
persist into Tue night. A coastal trough along the N and central
coast will weaken tonight and persist as a weak trough through
Sat and Sat night, then strengthen again over the N and central
coast later Sun into Sun night. The coastal trough will intensify
later Mon through Tue night along the N and central coasts.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.