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FZPN36 KWBC 110936
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
236 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 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...Low pressure N of the waters
will move SE today and start dissipating near the coast tonight.
A trough will build along the California coast today into Sun as
high pressure builds across the waters from the W. The trough
will weaken Sun night while low pressure and a cold front
approach the area from the N. The cold front will move across the
northern and central waters Mon through Mon night, then through
the southern waters later Mon night through Tue night, followed
by the parent low. High pressure will build back across the
region behind the front Tue through Wed. A trough will develop
along the coast Wed night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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

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

.Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.