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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
845 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 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 centered to the W
of Washington and Oregon will drift further N through Tue while
strengthening then persist N and NW of the waters through Thu
night while gradually weakening. A low pressure trough near the
California coastline will gradually weaken tonight into Sun, then
strengthen along the northern California coast later Sun through
early Tue, then weaken through Thu night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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

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

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.