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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
257 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 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 TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN PERSIST MON THROUGH THU.
A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE SE AND DISSIPATE
EARLY TONIGHT. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES W OF THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT...AS ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRES NW OF THE
BUILDS NE TONIGHT INTO MON. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL PASS JUST N
OF THE REGION MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. A THIRD 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...

.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20
KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT SE PART TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SE PORTION...N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW PORTION N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SE
PORTION...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS SE.
.MON...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART
TO 25 KT. SE PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
.WED...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW PART
BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 20 TO
30 KT. W OF 125W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST E.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 127W BECOMING 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST E.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 127W BECOMING 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.
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