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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
902 PM PDT Sun May 12 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...Strengthening high pressure
will slowly build E towards the northern and central California
coast tonight, expand to the N and NW of the area Mon and Mon
night, and then persist into Tue night. The area of high pressure
to the N and NW of the area will weaken Wed into Thu, and then
restrengthen Thu night into Fri night. A weak coastal low
pressure trough will strengthen later tonight, and then intensify
further Mon through Tue night. The trough may begin to weaken
slightly Wed into Thu, before strengthening along the northern
California coast Thu night through Fri night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy
dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Patchy dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 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 3 to 6 ft. Patchy dense
fog.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Patchy dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.