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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
846 PM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023

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...High pressure will remain W and
NW of the N and central waters tonight through Tue morning, then
drift N while maintaining a ridge to the N and NW of the waters
Wed through Thu night. A coastal trough along the entire coast
will persist through Mon, then weaken into Mon afternoon. The
trough will redevelop and intensify along the N and central coast
Tue into Wed night, then gradually weaken through Fri night. The
area of high pressure to the N and NW of the area will weaken Thu
through Fri night as a new area of high pressure forms just W of
the central and southern waters.  

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.