NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 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.

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SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
LARGE NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH
A STRONG LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL AFFECT THE WATERS
THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO
MON. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SRN CALIFORNIA
COAST TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE REGION MON AND TUE. A LOW PRES TROUGH
WILL RE-STRENGTHEN ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WED AND THU.

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POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW
SWELL.

SUN
NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KT. SE PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14
TO 16 FT THROUGHOUT.

SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT
FAR SE PART 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.

MON
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT.

MON NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 9 TO 11 FT.  

TUE
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING NW
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

WED
NW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
10 TO 15 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.

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POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW PART 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT WITH NW SWELL.

SUN
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART
TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 17 FT WITH NW SWELL.

SUN NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PART NW.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT.

MON
NW PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20
KT. SE PORTION...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12
FT.

MON NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.

TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.

THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 121W
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT WITH NW
SWELL.

SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 121W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL.

SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W
PART TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS W.

MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.

MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

TUE
N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 9 FT.

WED
N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.

.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.