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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
855 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 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.

PZZ089-201600-
855 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A STRONG LOW PRES TROUGH NEAR
THE COAST WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT THROUGH WED...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN
THU AND FRI. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF THE WATERS
OVERNIGHT INTO MON. A HIGH PRES RIDGE W OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN
OVERNIGHT AND MON. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL PASS JUST N OF THE
REGION MON NIGHT 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.

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PZZ083-201600-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
855 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...E PORTION...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W PORTION...N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST
SE.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING W TO
NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
SE.
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO N TO NW 30
TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST NW.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BECOMING 14 TO 16 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT BECOMING 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

$$

PZZ084-201600-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
855 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

 ...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST
E.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG IN THE EVENING.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9
TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 126W BECOMING
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT BECOMING 11 TO
14 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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PZZ085-201600-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
855 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...E OF 119W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 119W...N
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20
KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 120W...N TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.TUE...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT.
W OF 120W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR POINT CONCEPTION.
.TUE NIGHT...E OF 118W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 118W...N
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NEAR POINT CONCEPTION INCREASING
TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR POINT CONCEPTION.
.WED...E OF 118W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 118W...N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST NEAR POINT
CONCEPTION.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE CHANNEL
ISLANDS.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.


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.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.