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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
736 PM PST Thu Nov 21 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...Low pressure centered W of the
northern waters will move quickly NE and then N away from the
area tonight. A cold front extending S from the low will move SE
across the northern and central waters tonight and Fri, reaching
the southern waters Fri night. On Sat, a new weaker area of low
pressure will develop W of the waters. It will move E into the
northern waters Sat night into Sun before weakening into a trough
Sun night. The low will drag a weak cold front across the central
and southern waters Sun night through Mon night. An additional
weak surface trough will extend S from broad low pressure N of
the area and will move E across the northern waters Mon through
Tue. The low will dissipate late Tue into Tue night as ridging
builds across the area.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain
likely with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Showers
likely with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance
of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.