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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
258 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG LOW PRES TROUGH NEAR THE COAST WILL PERSIST
TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TUE. THE TROUGH WILL THEN
RESTRENGTHEN WED THROUGH FRI. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW
OF THE WATERS TODAY. A HIGH PRES RIDGE W OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN
TODAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL PASS JUST N OF THE REGION
TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W AND
NW OF THE REGION TUE THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER LOW WILL APPROACH THE
NRN WATERS THU...THEN DISSIPATE N OF THE AREA FRI.


POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SE PORTION...N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.


POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION TO 30
KT THIS MORNING...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST GUST TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.