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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
909 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 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.

PZZ089-221715-
909 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG THE CENTRAL
AND SRN COAST WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT INTO THU. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD W AND NW OF THE WATERS OVERNIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN
SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFT S TO THE W OF THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS
THU THROUGH SUN.

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PZZ083-221715-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
909 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 BECOMING 9
TO 14 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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PZZ084-221715-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
909 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT BUILDING
TO 11 TO 17 FT.
.WED...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 125W...N WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 125W...N
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 9 TO 15 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 125W...W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ085-221715-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
909 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

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.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.