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FZPN36 KWBC 072151
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
251 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 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...A front will track SE over the
waters tonight before dissipating. Then a ridge will build into
the central waters behind the front today and tonight, strengthen
Tue, persist through Wed night, then finally shift S Thu and Thu
night. Another cold front will move into the NW waters Thu, then
slowly move SE into the central waters through Thu night, and
finally move across the southern waters Fri and Fri night. A
coastal trough will persist through Thu night. The trough will
begin strengthening Fri and Fri night and persist through Sat
night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.