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NWS ForecastFZPN26 KWBC 250340 OFFPZ6 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 830 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. PZZ089-251130- 830 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...THEN DRIFT TO THE SE WED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST N OF THE AREA WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN 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. PZZ083-251130- POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA 830 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU NIGHT OVERNIGHT 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 AND INCREASING TO N 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FT WITH NW SWELL. PZZ084-251130- POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION 830 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRI THROUGH LATE SAT OVERNIGHT 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 N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. PZZ085-251130- POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND 830 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRI THROUGH SAT OVERNIGHT 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 DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. 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 MUSONDA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
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