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