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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
850 AM PDT Thu Apr 12 2018

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 cold front over the S waters
this morning will move E of the area today. A ridge will build 
across the N and central waters today and tonight, as a trough 
develops along the S California coast. The trough will slowly expand 
N Fri and Fri night, then  move SE Sat and Sat night as a cold front 
moves into the N waters. The front will continue moving SE through 
the central waters and into the S waters Sun into Sun night. Low 
pressure will move N of the area Mon, with a ridge building across 
the region Mon night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 
9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 
ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 
10 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 
to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 
12 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 
subsiding to 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. 
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Winds veering to W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 
11 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 
to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 
ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

.Forecaster Donaldson. Honolulu Forecast Office.