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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
839 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 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.

PZZ089-181645-
839 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL PERSIST
NEAR THE COAST OVERNIGHT INTO SAT...INTENSIFY SAT NIGHT THROUGH
SUN NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE MON THROUGH WED. ANOTHER LOW PRES TROUGH
OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE AREA AS A HIGH
PRES RIDGE OVER THE FAR S PORTION SLIDES S OF THE REGION TONIGHT.
ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NW PORTION WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
TONIGHT AND SAT. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF THE WATERS
SAT NIGHT INTO MON. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL APPROACH THE NW
PORTION SUN NIGHT...THEN TURN S AND WEAKEN MON. ANOTHER AREA OF
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF THE REGION TUE AND WED.

$$

PZZ083-181645-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
839 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN...

.OVERNIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
.SUN...NW PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SE PORTION...N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...N TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

$$

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POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
839 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN...

.OVERNIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 125W...N
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 125W...N TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 125W...N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
839 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.MON...E OF 120W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 120W...N TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

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.FORECASTER LEE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.