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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
316 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 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 across
the waters from the W and NW behind the cold front tonight, then
persist across the area Fri and Fri night. The ridge will shift
to the southern waters Sat and Sat night. A strengthening area of
low pressure will approach the northern waters Sat night, move NE
across the northern waters Sun, then move N of the area late Sun
into Sun night. A trailing cold front will move across the
northern and central waters Sun and Sun night. High pressure will
build into the region Mon into Tue night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 24 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.