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FZPN36 KWBC 022151
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
251 PM 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 tonight through Thu night
before rebuilding E over the waters Fri into Sat. A low pressure
trough over California will persist 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
into Mon night while a low pressure trough remains in place along
the coast.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 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 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 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON 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.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW 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...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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 11 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 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 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.