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FZPN36 KWBC 150352
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
852 PM PDT Sun Apr 14 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 W of the waters
will build E tonight through Tue before weakening Tue night.
Thereafter, another ridge of high pressure will build W of the S
waters Wed into Wed night then expand N and remain just W of all
the waters Thu through Fri night. A coastal trough will develop
tonight and persist through Wed, before weakening Wed night
through Thu night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.