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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
859 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 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.

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859 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A STRONG LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG
THE CENTRAL AND SRN COAST WILL WEAKEN TODAY INTO SAT. THE COASTAL
TROUGH WILL RE-STRENGTHEN ALONG THE SRN COAST SAT NIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES W AND NW OF THE WATERS WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN WHILE DRIFTING S TO THE W OF CENTRAL WATERS TODAY
THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY W OF THE
WATERS MON AND TUE.

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POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
859 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
859 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$

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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
859 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON...

.TODAY...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 120W...N TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

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.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.