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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
723 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 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...A weak area of low pressure
will persist over the central and S waters today, then dissipate
tonight. Strong high pressure NW of the area will slowly weaken
into Fri, as a coastal trough persists along central and N
California. A cold front will move across the N waters Fri night,
the central waters Sat into Sat night, and the S waters Sat night
into Sun. Strong high pressure will build in behind the front Sat
and Sat night, with a coastal trough redeveloping along central
and N California. The trough will persist through Mon night, as
the high to the W slowly weakens.

Point St. George to Point Arena

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

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

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

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

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.