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NWS Forecast

FZPN26 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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