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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
823 AM PDT Thu Jun 26 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...Broad high pressure will
persist W of the waters through Fri, then drift NE towards the
northern waters Fri night into Mon night. A weakening cold front
will move into the far northern waters Fri. A low pressure trough
will persist inland over California through Mon night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.