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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
241 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 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.

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241 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG
THE CENTRAL AND SRN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE SRN
CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH
PRES W OF THE WATERS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT THROUGH
MON...THEN DRIFT W AS IT STRENGTHENS MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.

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POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA-
241 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU...

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE
EVENING...THEN BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND
CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
12 FT.

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POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION-
241 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU...

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...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 8 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 13 FT.

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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND-
241 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON...

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

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.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.