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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
240 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 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 continue NW
of the waters through Mon night, then slowly retreat westward Tue
and Tue night. A low pressure trough near the California
coastline will persist into Fri night, before gradually weakening
Sat and Sat night. The trough will strengthen along the northern
California coast Sun, persist into Mon, then weaken Mon night
into Tue night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE 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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.