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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
234 PM PDT Fri Oct 17 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 along the California
Coast will persist tonight through Sat. A cold front will move S
over the N waters tonight before dissipating. Then another cold
front will move in across the N waters Sat night through Sun,
then dissipate across the central waters late Sun. A coastal
trough will rebuild along the northern and central California
Coastal waters Sun night into Mon and persist through Mon night
then weaken Tue through Wed and dissipate Wed night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 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 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 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 winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 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 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 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 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.