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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

ISSUED BY NWS Honolulu HI

739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 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.



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.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will

persist along the California coast tonight through Sat night,

then gradually shift offshore and dissipate Sun and Sun night.

High pressure just to the W of the central waters will persist

through this evening, then drift N to the W of the N and central

waters later tonight through Fri night. The high will slowly

weaken Sat and Sat night as a cold front moves into the N

portions, then rebuild E across the area Sun into Mon night as

the cold front dissipates. Another cold front will move into the

N portions Mon and Mon night, while a low pressure trough

develops along the central and southern coasts.  



Point St. George to Point Arena



.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

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

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 



Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA



.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

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

.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

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



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

Guadalupe Island



.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.