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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 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 to the W of the
waters will build E over the waters today into Sat. A low
pressure trough over California will persist into Sat night, then
slowly strengthen Sun and Sun night. A dissipating cold front
will move into the far NW waters Sat night into Sun. A high
pressure ridge will build NW of the region Sun into Tue night
while a low pressure trough remains in place along the coast.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.