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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
235 PM PDT TUE JUN 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.

PZZ089-191045-
235 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL SLOWLY
INTENSIFY ALONG THE SRN CALIFORNIA COAST INTO WED NIGHT...THEN
EXTEND N OVER THE CENTRAL AND NRN AREAS THU AND FRI AND PERSIST
THROUGH SUN. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN W OF THE
AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN PERSIST THU INTO FRI BEFORE
RETROGRADING SAT AND SUN.

$$

PZZ083-191045-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
235 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NW PORTION...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...N TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ084-191045-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
235 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E OF 125W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 125W...W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
.WED...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 125W...N TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 125W...N
TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.THU...E OF 125W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 125W...N TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.THU 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.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

$$

PZZ085-191045-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
235 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...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 10 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER LEE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.