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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
826 AM PDT Sat May 11 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 centered W and NW
of the area will move farther W and SW away from the waters today
and tonight while weakening. Strengthening 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,
and persist into Tue night. The area of high pressure to the N
and NW of the area will weaken Wed and Wed night. A weak coastal
trough along the N and central coast will persist today and
tonight, strengthen over this region later Sun into Sun night,
and then intensify further by late Mon through Tue night. The
trough will likely begin to weaken Wed and Wed night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TODAY through SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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.
.TUE and TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.