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FZPN36 KWBC 041005
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
305 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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
across the waters through Sat night while slowly weakening. A low
pressure trough will continue along the California coast through
Sat night. A cold front will move acrosss the northern waters Sat
night and into the central waters Sun and Sun night. A second
cold front will move into the norhtern waters late Sun night and
move into the central waters Mon and Mon night. High pressure
will build over the region Tue before another cold front moves
into the northern waters Tue night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.