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FZPN36 KWBC 020943
OFFN36

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
243 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 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 to the W of the
waters will remain nearly stationary today through Thu night
before rebuilding E over the waters Fri into Sat. A low pressure
trough will shift inland over California today. The trough will
then continue tonight into Sat night, then slowly strengthen Sun
and Sun night. A dissipating cold front will move over the waters
late tonight and Thu, before another dissipating cold front moves
into the far NW waters Sat night into Sun. A high pressure ridge
will build NW of the region Sun and Sun night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.