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FZPN36 KWBC 090931
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
231 AM PDT Thu May 9 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...Strong high pressure will be
centered N and NW of the area today, and will move farther W and
SW away from the waters Fri through Sat night while gradually
becoming weaker. High pressure will slowly build E towards the N
and central coast later Sun and Sun night then expand to the N
and NW of the area Mon and Mon night. A strong coastal trough
along the N and central coast today will gradually weaken into
tonight and persist as a weak trough through Sat and Sat night,
then strengthen again over the N and central coast later Sun into
Sun night and remain through Mon night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

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

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N 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 W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.