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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
742 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 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 will continue to
shift W and weaken into tonight. A weak cold front will move
across the N waters today into tonight. Another cold front will
pass over the northern waters Thu night into Fri. A coastal
trough will redevelop along the California coast Fri and persist
through Sun night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.