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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
629 PM PST Sun Dec 22 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 high pressure ridge will
persist over the S waters through Mon night. A cold front will
move E into the northern and central waters today then dissipate
tonight. Another stronger cold front will cross the waters Mon
into Tue night. High pressure will build E into the southern
waters Wed through Fri night.  

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. 
.MON...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. 

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. Chance
of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.