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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
247 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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.

PZZ089-182300-
247 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL PERSIST
NEAR THE COAST TODAY...INTENSIFY TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN
PERSIST MON THROUGH WED. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF
THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO MON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NRN
WATERS LATE MON AND INTO THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS TUE INTO WED.
ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF THE REGION TUE AND WED.

$$

PZZ083-182300-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
247 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NW PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SE PORTION...N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.WED...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

$$

PZZ084-182300-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
247 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 125W...N TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 125W...N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

$$

PZZ085-182300-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
247 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE...

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.MON...E OF 120W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 120W...N TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER LEE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.