NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008

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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330 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL WEAKEN
ALONG THE COAST TODAY INTO MON...THEN RE-INTENSIFY TUE INTO WED.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN W OF THE WATERS INTO MON...
REBUILD TUE INTO WED...THEN DRIFT W BY THU WHILE MAINTAINING A
RIDGE ACROSS THE WATERS.

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POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
330 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008

TODAY AND TONIGHT
SE PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT...HIGHEST FAR S. NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...
HIGHEST SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S.

MON
SE PORTION...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. NW
PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 11 FT
THROUGHOUT.

MON NIGHT
SE PORTION...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

TUE
SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BECOMING 7
TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE.

WED AND THU
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT WED.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT WED.

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POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
330 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008

TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 124W TO 30 KT EARLY.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW.

TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO
11 FT. WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST NE.

MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N.

MON NIGHT
FAR SE PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION
INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE.

TUE
FAR SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST
NE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NE.

WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...BECOMING HIGHEST
SE. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE.

THU
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
330 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008

TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE.

TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W.

MON
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT.

MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.

TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...
HIGHEST N.

WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N.

THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION N 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NW.

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.