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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
226 PM PDT Thu Jul 18 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. 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 into Tue night, while a cold front
approaches and then moves into the northern waters. A low
pressure trough will remain near the California coast through Tue
night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW 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 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 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...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.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 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 14 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.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...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.