NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 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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830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
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.

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POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

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 BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL.

THU
WINDS BECOMING 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 BECOMING 14 TO 17 FT.

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

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POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

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

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 BUILDING TO 11 TO
17 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

THU
WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 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
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT.

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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 119W VARIABLE 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.

TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT.

THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL.

FRI
N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
11 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N.

SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL.

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.