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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
857 AM 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.

PZZ089-190500-
857 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL SLOWLY
INTENSIFY NEAR THE COAST TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN PERSIST
MON THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE SE
AND DISSIPATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES W OF THE
CENTRAL WATERS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER
AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS NW OF THE REGION TONIGHT INTO MON. AN
AREA OF LOW PRES WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NW LATE
MON...THEN MOVE SE THROUGH THE NRN WATERS WHILE WEAKENING TUE. A
THIRD AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF THE REGION TUE AND WED.

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PZZ083-190500-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
857 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT. SE
PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO  6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN NIGHT...W PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E PORTION...N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 13
FT...HIGHEST SE BECOMING HIGHEST NW.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO  10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST W.
.WED...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.

$$

PZZ084-190500-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
857 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 125W...N TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TONIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 125W...N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION TO 35
KT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9
TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 127W BECOMING 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE.

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PZZ085-190500-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
857 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS NEAR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.
.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.
.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 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR POINT CONCEPTION.
.WED...E OF 120W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 120W...N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
POINT CONCEPTION.

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.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.