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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 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 persist just
W of the area tonight through Sat night then merge with stronger
high pressure to the W Sun. The high pressure area will then
continue to build W and NW of the area Sun into Wed night, while
a weak cold front approaches and then moves into the northern
waters. The weak cold front will dissipate near the central
waters by Mon. A low pressure trough will remain near the
California coast through Wed night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT and 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 becoming 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT and TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON and MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.