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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
853 AM PDT MON MAY 20 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.

PZZ089-210500-
853 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH NEAR THE
COAST WILL PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TUE. THE
TROUGH WILL THEN SLOWLY STRENGTHEN WED THROUGH FRI. A HIGH PRES
RIDGE W OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN TODAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL
PASS JUST N OF THE REGION TONIGHT 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.

$$

PZZ083-210500-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
853 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW.
SE PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE
PORTION 10 TO 12 FT EARLY.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

$$

PZZ084-210500-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
853 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10
TO 16 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
9 TO 14 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

$$

PZZ085-210500-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
853 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...W OF 120W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20
KT. E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST NW.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 120W...N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 16
FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 9 TO
14 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.