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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
230 AM 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...A weak cold front will move
across the far NW portions before dissipating early tonight. High
pressure will persist just W of the area today 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 Tue 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 today through Tue night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 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.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.