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FZPN36 KWBC 132027
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
127 PM PDT Sat Apr 13 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...Low pressure over the central
waters will move slowly SE and continue to weaken tonight then
dissipate on Sun as it moves towards the coast Sun into Sun
night. High pressure will build E towards the waters Mon through
through Thu, then into N and central portions of the area Thu
night. A weak cold front will move across the N and into the
central waters Tue and Tue night. A low pressure trough will
build along the N and central coast Mon night into Tue, persist
Tue night through Wed, before weakening Wed night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Rain.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to
30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 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 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 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 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.