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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

840 PM PDT Sun Apr 6 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 cold front will move across

the waters tonight through Mon, then weaken and dissipate across

the S waters through Mon night. Low pressure and a trailing cold

front will quickly move across the northern waters tonight and

Mon. A ridge will build into the central waters behind the fronts

Mon and Mon night, strengthen Tue, persist through Wed night,

then finally shift S Thu and Thu night. Another cold front will

move into the far NW waters Thu, then slowly move SW into the

central waters through Thu night, and finally move across the

southern waters Fri and Fri night. A coastal trough will persist

through Thu night. The trough will begin strengthening Fri and

Fri night.  



Point St. George to Point Arena



.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 

.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 

.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 



Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA



.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 

.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 

.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.FRI 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



.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 



.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.