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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
859 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.

PZZ089-191700-
859 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL SLOWLY
INTENSIFY NEAR THE COAST OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN
PERSIST MON THROUGH THU WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER
THE N WATERS WILL MOVE SE AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. AN AREA OF
HIGH PRES W OF THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT...AS
ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRES NW OF THE WATERS BUILDS NE OVERNIGHT
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.

$$

PZZ083-191700-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
859 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SE PORTION...N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. NW PORTION...SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SE PORTION...SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.WED...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

$$

PZZ084-191700-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
859 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.

$$

PZZ085-191700-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
859 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.MON...E OF 120W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 120W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER LEE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.