High Frequency Voice Broadcast (California)

FZPN36 KWBC 202148
OFFN36

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
248 PM PDT Sat Sep 20 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 slowly drift SW across the central California waters
tonight. A cold front will move SE into the N waters Sun, and
likely dissipate over the central waters Sun night. A low
pressure trough will form along the coast as high pressure builds
back in from the W Mon into Thur night.  

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.