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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
300 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 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...High pressure will persist to
the W and NW of the N and central waters through Sat night. A
coastal trough will develop along the entire coast Thu and
persist into Sat night and then be over the N and central coast
Sun and Sun night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.