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FZPN36 KWBC 120959
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
259 AM PDT Fri Apr 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...A cold front will move from the
norther waters into the central waters today and dissipate this
afternoon. Low pressure will move into the northern waters today,
and will move across the central CA waters Sat and Sat night as
high pressure builds in from the NW. The high pressure will
continue to persist Mon into Tue night while a coastal trough
develops Tue into Tue night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE 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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.