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Hurricane Warnings in Effect
| Atlantic: High Seas |
High Frequency Voice Broadcast (California)
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FZPN36 KWBC 070951
OFFN36
Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
251 AM PDT Mon Oct 7 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 along the
coast will persist through Thu night. A high pressure ridge over
the NW waters will begin to shift SE slightly and weaken today
into tonight. A weak cold front will approach the northern waters
from the NW late tonight then quickly dissipate Tue. This front
will be followed by another cold front moving E into the NW
waters Tue night, then gradually dissipating across the northern
waters Wed and Wed night. High pressure briefly builds in Thu
before a broad area of low pressure approaches the N and central
California waters from the W Thu night into Fri night.
Point St. George to Point Arena
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to
Guadalupe Island
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 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.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.