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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
259 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY NEAR THE
COAST THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN PERSIST MON THROUGH THU WHILE
WEAKENING. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES NW OF THE WATERS WILL BUILD NE
TODAY INTO MON. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL PASS JUST N OF THE
REGION MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE LATE TUE. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD NW OF THE REGION TUE THROUGH THU. ANOTHER LOW
WILL APPROACH THE NRN WATERS THU.

POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE
COAST TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.WED...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.