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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
254 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 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
TONIGHT THROUGH WED...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THU AND FRI. AN AREA OF
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF THE WATERS TODAY INTO MON. A HIGH
PRES RIDGE W OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT 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.

POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...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 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.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 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 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.