NWS Forecast

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
831 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

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

SYNOPSIS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. THE RIDGE WILL DRIFT TO THE SE WED AS
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS
IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS THU. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD
FOLLOWING THE FRONT THU THROUGH SAT.

POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU INTO FRI


OVERNIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION W TO
SW. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW
PORTION SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.

WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO
11 TO 16 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. RAIN DEVELOPING FAR NW.

WED NIGHT
WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 14 TO 19
FT WITH W TO NW SWELL.

THU
WINDS W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO
19 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS

OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT TUE.

WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

WED NIGHT
SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. NW PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT WITH
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

THU
WINDS NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 13 TO 17 FT THROUGHOUT WITH
NW SWELL.

FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT WITH NW SWELL.

SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.