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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
227 AM PDT Fri Jul 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...High pressure will continue NW
of the waters today 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 WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 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...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 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 8 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 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.