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NWS Forecast

FZPN23 KWNM 150440
OFFN08

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
839 PM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT OVER THE NRN WATERS WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE CENTRAL WATERS OVERNIGHT AND WED...THEN PASS THROUGH THE SRN
WATERS WED NIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE SE OVER THE NRN
WATERS OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST OVER THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS
INTO FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NRN WATERS FRI
AND DISSIPATE. ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE SLOWLY S
THROUGH THE AREA SAT AND SUN. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE COAST SAT...THEN WEAKEN SUN. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SE THROUGH THE N PORTION SUN.

POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA

OVERNIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION DIMINISHING TO
VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION
BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

THU
WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING OCCASIONALLY REDUCING
VSBY BELOW 1 NM.

THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION
SHIFTING TO SW TO W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

FRI
WINDS NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER
FAR N PORTION TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.

SAT
WINDS NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN DIMINISHING
TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.

SUN
WINDS SW TO W AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...THEN
SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS

OVERNIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE
PORTION INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO
13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WED
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR E PORTION TO
30 KT EARLY...AND OVER FAR NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENDING.

WED NIGHT AND THU
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT THU.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS SE.

THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.

SAT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...THEN W OF 125W DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.

SUN
WINDS NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.