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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
231 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 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 weak low pressure trough
along the N and Central California coast will persist tonight
through Sat. A cold front will move in across the N waters Sat
night through Sun, then dissipate across the Central waters late
Sun. Thereafter a trough will rebuild along the N and Central
California coastal waters Sun night into Mon and persist through
Mon night then weaken Tue into Tue night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

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

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

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.