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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
845 PM 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 S waters tonight while weakening. A series of cold
fronts will move E and SE across the area tonight 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 through Wed night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

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

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.


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