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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
855 PM PDT WED MAY 22 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.

PZZ089-231700-
855 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

$$

PZZ083-231700-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
855 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 10 FT.

$$

PZZ084-231700-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
855 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

PZZ085-231700-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
855 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER BELL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.