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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
232 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 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...A trough will persist along the
California coast through tonight and weaken Tue into Wed. A cold
front will move S into the northern waters late Tue night, then
continue moving slowly S through the northern and central waters
Wed through Thu while gradually dissipating. Low pressure N of
the waters will drift S to near or just into the far northern
waters Fri, then move inland and dissipate Fri night. Then a
coastal trough will rebuild along the California coast Sat and
Sat night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 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 3 to 6 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 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.