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NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KSGX 191022
CWFSGX

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
322 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER OUT 60 NM

PZZ700-191630-
322 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

SYNOPSIS FOR FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST

AT 3 AM PDT...A 1006 MB LOW WAS NEAR NEEDLES...A 1014 MB LOW WAS
OVER CATALINA ISLAND...AND A 1035 MB HIGH WAS ABOUT 500 NM WEST
OF SEATTLE. WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THU WITH A COASTAL EDDY AT TIMES...MAINLY DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS.



PZZ750-191630-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
322 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

TODAY
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 18 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

MON
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

MON NIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.

TUE
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
WIND SW 10 KT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT
AND SW 3 FT.

WED
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 5 FT AND
SW 2 TO 3 FT.

WED NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 5 FT AND
SW 2 TO 3 FT.

THU
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 5 FT AND
SW 2 TO 3 FT.

THU NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 5 FT AND
SW 2 TO 3 FT. 



PZZ775-191630-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
322 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

TODAY
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 18 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
WIND W 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
17 SECONDS.

MON
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

MON NIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.

TUE
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
WIND SW 10 KT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL S 3 FT.

WED
WIND W 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 4 TO
6 FT AND S 2 TO 3 FT.

WED NIGHT
WIND W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 TO 6 FT AND S 2 TO 3 FT.

THU
WIND W 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 6 FT AND S
2 TO 3 FT.

THU NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 6 FT AND S 2 TO 3 FT. 



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