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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
257 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 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.

PZZ089-191100-
257 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL SLOWLY
INTENSIFY NEAR THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN PERSIST
MON THROUGH THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE
SE AND DISSIPATE EARLY TONIGHT. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES W OF THE
CENTRAL WATERS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT...AS ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH
PRES NW OF THE BUILDS NE TONIGHT INTO MON. AN AREA OF LOW PRES
WILL PASS JUST N OF THE REGION MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. A
THIRD AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF THE REGION TUE THROUGH
THU. ANOTHER LOW WILL APPROACH THE NRN WATERS THU.

$$

PZZ083-191100-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
257 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT SE PART TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SE PORTION...N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW PORTION N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SE
PORTION...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS SE.
.MON...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART TO
25 KT. SE PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
.WED...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW PART
BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

$$

PZZ084-191100-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
257 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 20 TO
30 KT. W OF 125W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST E.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 127W BECOMING 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST E.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 127W BECOMING 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.

$$

PZZ085-191100-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
257 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED...

.TONIGHT AND SUN...E OF 119W...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF
119W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.
.SUN NIGHT...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. W OF 120W...N
TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 120W...N TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON NIGHT...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 120W...N
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO N TO NW
15 TO 25 KT. W OF 120W..N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NEAR POINT CONCEPTION.
.WED...E OF 120W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 120W...N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
POINT CONCEPTION.
.THU...E OF 120W...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 120W...N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE CHANNEL
ISLANDS.

$$

.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.