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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. PZZ089-100530- 230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...AN AREA OF STRONG LOW PRES JUST E OF THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL MOVE SE TONIGHT THEN PASS INLAND WED. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE SE OVER THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU...THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS THU THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NRN WATERS WED...BEFORE A STRONGER COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS THU. A PAIR OF COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS FRI AND SAT...BEFORE YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N PORTION FROM THE W SUN. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. PZZ083-100530- POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA 230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU INTO SAT TONIGHT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY. WED WINDS INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING N. WED NIGHT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND FOG. THU S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN W PORTION BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG. THU NIGHT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FT. FRI SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 TO 22 FT. SAT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NW. SUN WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...THEN INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 15 FT. $$