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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
716 AM PST Fri Nov 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...Low pressure centered N of the
northern waters will move quickly NE and then N away from the
area today. A cold front extending S from the low will move E and
SE across the northern and central waters today, then reach the
southern waters tonight. Another area of low pressure will
develop W of the waters Sat, and 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 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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 7 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.