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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
851 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 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 today through Mon night, weaken Tue and Tue
night, then restrengthen Wed and Wed night. A cold front
positioned over the northern waters will move S across the region
today, then dissipate near the southern waters Sun night. 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 Wed night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

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

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 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 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.