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OFFSHORE FORECAST

 
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 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
 NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
 230 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 CALIFORNIA WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.
 
 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.
 
 PZZ089-251730-
 230 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE 
 CENTRAL WATERS WILL DRIFT TO THE SE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT 
 APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST N OF THE 
 AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP W OF THE REGION 
 AND REACH THE WATERS THU NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND FRI AS A COLD 
 FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS. HIGH PRES WILL 
 BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT FRI INTO SAT AS A LOW PRES TROUGH 
 DEVELOPS AND STRENGTHENS ALONG THE COAST. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL 
 WEAKEN SUN AS THE HIGH AND COASTAL LOW PRES TROUGH WEAKEN.
 

 
 PZZ083-251730-
 POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
 230 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU NIGHT INTO FRI...
 
 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION N TO NW. 
 SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
 .TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING 
 TO 13 TO 19 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. RAIN DEVELOPING FAR NW.
 .THU...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 14 TO 
 17 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGHOUT.
 .THU NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING AND INCREASING TO N 25 TO 35 KT. 
 SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
 .FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 
 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT.
 .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING W TO SW. 
 SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
 .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION VARIABLE 10 
 KT OR LESS. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FT WITH NW SWELL.
 

 
 PZZ084-251730-
 POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
 230 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI...
 
 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 
 9 FT.
 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING 
 W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 10 TO 
 16 FT WITH NW SWELL.
 .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 15 TO 25 
 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT WITH NW SWELL. SHOWERS FAR NW.
 .THU NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
 THROUGHOUT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT WITH NW SWELL.
 .FRI...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 
 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT.
 .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT FRI. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
 .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. 
 SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
 

 
 PZZ085-251730-
 POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
 230 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT...
 
 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT 
 BECOMING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
 .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT THU NIGHT WITH NW 
 SWELL.
 .FRI...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION TO 
 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT WITH NW 
 SWELL...HIGHEST N.
 .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION 25 TO 35 KT 
 DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 14 FT.
 .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
 

 
 .FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
 

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