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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
823 PM PDT Sat May 11 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...High pressure centered W and NW
of the area will move farther W and SW away from the waters
tonight into early Sun while weakening. Strengthening high
pressure will slowly build E towards the N and central California
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. The area of
high pressure to the N and NW of the area will weaken Wed into
Thu, and then restrengthen Thu night. A weak coastal low pressure
trough along the N and central coast will persist tonight,
strengthen over this region by later Sun into Sun night, and then
intensify further by late Mon through Tue night. The trough may
begin to weaken slightly Wed into Thu night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.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 to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 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 winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Patchy dense fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy dense fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.