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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
845 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 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 will build in
from W and strengthen today into Thu night then persist just W of
the area through Sat night. The high pressure area just W of the
waters will then merge with stronger high pressure to the W Sat
and Sat night. High pressure will then continue to build W and NW
of the area Sun and Sun night, while a cold front approaches and
then moves into the northern waters. A low pressure trough will
remain near the California coast through Sun night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

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

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.