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OFFSHORE FORECAST

 
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 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
 NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 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.
 
 PZZ089-250530-
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE 
 CENTRAL WATERS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT...THEN DRIFT TO THE SE WED 
 AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE COLD FRONT WILL 
 STALL JUST N OF THE AREA WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN A LOW PRES 
 WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE NE THU INTO FRI. AS THE 
 LOW MOVES INLAND FRI THE COLD FRONT WILL BE PULLED S THROUGH THE 
 CENTRAL AND S 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.
 

 
 PZZ083-250530-
 POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU NIGHT...
 
 .TONIGHT AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 
 N TO NW. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
 .WED NIGHT...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...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION DIMINISHING 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 WINS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION VARIABLE 10 
 KT OR LESS. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FT WITH NW SWELL.
 

 
 PZZ084-250530-
 POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRI THROUGH LATE SAT...
 
 .TONIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
 SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED.
 .WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT FRI. SEAS 
 BECOMING 11 TO 15 FT SAT.
 .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
 FT.
 

 
 PZZ085-250530-
 POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
 230 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRI THROUGH LATE SAT...
 
 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
 TO 10 FT BECOMING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT.
 .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. SEAS 
 BECOMING 10 TO 14 FT.
 .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
 TO 6 TO 10 FT.
 

 
 .FORECASTER COLLINS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
 

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