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 PZZ600-221145-
 848 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
 INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND
 NATIONAL PARK...AT 02Z...OR 7 PM PDT...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS BUILDING
 ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC GENERATING STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS
 THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
 WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL
 WATERS...EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA
 CHANNEL.
 
 LOW PRESSURE WAS CENTERED
 OVER OREGON AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WAS OVER THE EASTERN
 PACIFIC. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD AND INCREASE NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS
 THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WIDESPREAD GALE
 FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS BY THIS
 AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. DURING THE SAME PERIOD...AN EDDY
 CIRCULATION WILL SPIN UP EACH NIGHT ACROSS THE INNER WATERS.
 
 $$



   PZZ655-221145-  INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA  CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-  848 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013    TONIGHT  W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SE 5 TO  10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  WED  SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE  AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE  AFTERNOON. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.  WED NIGHT  W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE  EVENING...BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL  6 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.  THU  SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE  AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.  THU NIGHT  W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SE 5 TO  10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER  MIDNIGHT.  FRI  SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN  THE MORNING.  FRI NIGHT  W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL  3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SAT  W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO  3 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.  SUN  W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO  3 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.    $$

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