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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 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 through tonight before
rebuilding E over the waters Fri into Sat. A low pressure trough
over California will persist today into Sat night, then slowly
strengthen Sun and Sun night. A dissipating cold front will move
into the northern waters this morning. 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 into Mon night
while a low pressure trough remains in place along the coast.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.