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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
900 AM PDT Wed Jul 9 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 NW of
the waters today into Thu and persist through Sun night. A weak
low pressure trough near the California coastline will gradually
begin to strengthen tonight into Wed and persist into Fri night,
before gradually weakening again Sat into Sat night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 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.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.