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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
246 PM PDT THU MAY 23 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.

PZZ089-241100-
246 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

$$

PZZ083-241100-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
246 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...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...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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PZZ084-241100-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
246 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 125W...N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ085-241100-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
246 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON...

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

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.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.