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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
243 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 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 move
SE across the central and S waters tonight into Fri night while
weakening. A series of cold fronts will move E and SE across the
area tonight into Sat night. Another ridge will build E over the
waters Sun into Sun night, then shift inland Mon. Another cold
front will move SE over the area Mon into Mon night. Yet another
ridge will build SE over the region Mon night into Tue night,
before another cold front moves over the waters Tue night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.


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