Marine Weather Statement
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
851 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
851 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OFF OF
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT WILL END EARLY MONDAY
MORNING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC THROUGH MONDAY. HOWEVER...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ABOUT
700 NM NW OF EUREKA WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE
GREAT BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS WILL POSSIBLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE BETWEEN TUESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. THE WINDS COULD GENERATE LOCALLY STEEP SEAS AND
HEIGHTS COULD RANGE BETWEEN 12 TO 18 FEET.

WEST AND NORTHWEST EXPOSED FACING HARBORS...BAYS...AND INLETS MAY
BE AFFECTED BY STEEP AND SHORT PERIOD NORTHWEST LOCALLY GENERATED
SWELL. THE SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR BOATERS TRAVERSING THE
INNER WATERS OR PLANNING TO DOCK OR ANCHOR IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE
A WEST AND NORTHWEST EXPOSURE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

BEFORE SETTING OFF AND WHILE UNDERWAY ALWAYS LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS AND FORECASTS.

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