FZPN36 KWBC 020404
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
804 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

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.

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.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...An area of low pressure
centered W of the N waters will push a cold front into the area
late tonight through early Fri night. The complex low will move
across the N waters Sat, then move N of the area Sat night. A
secondary surface trough will follow and move across the waters
Sat night into Sun as yet another low pressure dives SE toward
the N waters. The developing low will move into the N waters late
Sun night into Mon. The low will weaken late Mon and Mon night
along the central coast. Yet another cold front will move into
the waters Tue into Tue night.  

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.