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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
304 AM PDT Mon May 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 high pressure ridge will
persist W of the waters through tonight, then rebuild across the
NW portion Tue into Wed. The ridge will persist over the far NW
waters Wed into Fri night. A coastal low pressure trough along
the California coast will strengthen Wed night into Thu night,
then will persist through Fri night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.