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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
247 PM PDT Sun Aug 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 Mon night, weaken Tue and Tue
night, restrengthen Wed through Thu night, then persist through
Fri night. A cold front will stall near the southern waters early
tonight, then dissipate Mon. High pressure will build from the NW
today behind the front and expand SE through Mon night. The high
will then persist across the waters through Fri night while
slowly drifting W.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

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

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

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.