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FZPN36 KWBC 092134
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
134 PM PST Sat Nov 9 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 will move NE this
evening along a frontal system moving SE across the N portion of
the waters. The frontal system will move SE of the area late
tonight as high pressure briefly moves across the waters late
tonight into Sunday morning. Another cold front will move SE into
the N and central waters Sun night into Mon, reaching the S
waters Mon night. High pressure will build into the area from the
W and NW Mon night into Tue. A trough will set up along the
central and S California coast Tue into Tue night. Yet another
strong cold front will move into the N and central waters Tue
night into Wed, then weaken across the S waters Wed night.
Thereafter, strong high pressure will build in across the area
Wed night into Thu.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
9 to 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.