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NWS Forecast

FZPN26 KWBC 051600
OFFPZ6

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 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.

PZZ089-052330-
930 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A LOW PRES TROUGH OVER
CALIFORNIA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH WED AND THEN
WEAKEN THU. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES WILL PASS JUST N OF THE
WATERS TODAY THEN MOVE NE TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SLOWLY
BUILD SE TOWARD THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THU.


PZZ083-052330-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
930 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

.TODAY..W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY.

MON
WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

TUE
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

WED AND THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


PZZ084-052330-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
930 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHEST SE. AREAS OF FOG EARLY.

MON
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART
TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.

MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS FAR SE.

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS FAR E PART.

WED AND THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 30
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
WED.


PZZ085-052330-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
930 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST FAR SE.  PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W AND NW OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

MON AND MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W AND NW OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

TUE AND WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION TO 30
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TUE. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS W AND NW OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS NE.


.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.

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