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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 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.
PZZ089-252330-
830 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 HIGH AND COASTAL
LOW PRES TROUGH WILL BOTH WEAKEN SUN.
PZZ083-252330-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
830 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 TO N AND INCREASING TO 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.
PZZ084-252330-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
830 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. 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.
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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
830 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 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 NOLT. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
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