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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
246 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 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...Weak high pressure will build E
into the central and southern waters tonight while a cold front
approaches from the NW later Thu. On Thu and Thu night the high
pressure over the central and S waters will become weaker as the
cold front moves SE over the N and central waters Thu night into
Fri. By Fri night into Sat high pressure will build in across the
N and central waters, then persist along and W and NW of the area
through Mon night while a trough develops along the N and central
coast.

Point St. George to Point Arena

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

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

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

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

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.