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FZPN36 KWBC 281547
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
847 AM PDT Wed Jul 28 2021

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 low pressure trough will
remain along the N and central coast today and tonight,
strengthen Thu and Thu night, and persist through Sun night. High
pressure will persist to the W and NW of the area through Sun
night. A weak area of low pressure just W of the far southern
waters will slowly drift SW away from the area today, then
dissipate tonight.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.