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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
239 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 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 build into
the area from the W and NW today, then persist through Sat night
while slowly drifting E and weakening. A low pressure trough
currently along the California coast will persist through Fri,
and then weaken Fri night through Sat night. A weakening cold
front will approach the N and central waters early Sat, move
slowly E and SE across the N waters late Sat and Sat night, then
move across the central waters Sun into Sun night before
dissipating. A warm front will lift NE and move away from the N
waters Mon into Mon night as high pressure builds to the W of the
S waters and a low pressure trough begins to strengthen near the
southern California coast. Another cold front will approach the
NW portion of the waters late Mon night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.