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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
841 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 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 of low pressure will
persist along the California coast through Tue while high
pressure remains along and W of central and S California. A cold
front will enter the northern waters today, stall across the
central waters Sat night, then return northward as a warm front
later Sun and Sun night. Low pressure will move NE across the
northern waters Mon afternoon into early Mon night, then
dissipate N of the area Tue. A significant cold front will
approach the area later Tue, then move E and SE across the N and
central areas Tue night, then across the S waters Wed into Wed
night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.

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

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.