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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
840 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 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 cold front moving E and SE
over the northern waters early tonight will weaken and then
likely dissipate over the central waters later tonight or Sun as
high pressure persists just W of the waters. The high will remain
just W of the region Sun night into Mon night. A low pressure
trough will develop near the southern California coast tonight,
with the trough expanding northward to the central California
coast Sun. The trough will persist along the southern and central
California coast Sun night into Wed night, with the trough
strengthening by Mon. High pressure will build over the NW
portion of the waters Tue night, with the high persisting over
the NW portion Wed into Thu 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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT and TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT and WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 5 to 9 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT and WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.