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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
824 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

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 build NW of
the waters tonight before shifting farther N. A trough will
persist along the California coast through Sun, then shift N
along the coast Sun night into Mon night. The trough will weaken
Tue into Wed, then reform along the northern California coast Wed
night into Thu night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.