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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
828 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 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 area will
remain W and NW of the waters today while weakening. Meanwhile, a
weak low pressure center over the northern California waters will
drift N today, then pass N of the waters tonight. High pressure
will build in from W and strengthen Wed through Thu night then
persist just W of the area through Sat night. A low pressure
trough will remain near the California coast through Sat night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

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

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.