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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 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 remain W of
the central and southern waters tonight while a cold front
approaches from the NW tonight. The high pressure over the
central and S waters will become weaker Fri as the cold front
moves SE over the N and central waters Fri night into Sat before
dissipating late Sat night. High pressure will build in across
the N and central waters behind the front, then persist along and
W and NW of the area through Tue night while a trough develops
along the N and central coast Mon night into Tue night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.