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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
901 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 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 low pressure trough
developing along the coast tonight will persist through Wed
night. A weakening cold front will move S and SE over the N
waters this evening, then stall and dissipate off Cape Mendocino
late tonight. A high pressure ridge will build across the NW
waters tonight through Mon, then will weaken Mon night. Another
cold front will approach from the NW Mon night before stalling
and weakening over the northern waters Tue and Tue night. The
stationary front will further weaken and dissipate Wed and Wed
night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.