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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
908 PM PDT THU MAY 16 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.

PZZ089-171715-
908 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL PERSIST
NEAR THE COAST INTO SAT...INTENSIFY SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...THEN
WEAKEN TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW PORTION WILL MOVE SE
THROUGH THE AREA AS A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS
SLIDES S OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH
PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE NW PORTION FRI INTO FRI NIGHT...THEN
WEAKEN SAT. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF THE WATERS SAT
NIGHT THROUGH TUE.

$$

PZZ083-171715-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
908 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING
W TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT...HIGHEST SE.

$$

PZZ084-171715-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
908 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 125W...N
TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

$$

PZZ085-171715-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
908 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE CHANNEL
ISLANDS TO 30 KT.  SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.MON...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 120W...N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...W OF 120W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 120W...W TO NW
WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

$$

.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.