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Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
PZZ600-231645- 234 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND NATIONAL PARK...AT 09Z...OR 2 AM PDT...A 1028 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS ABOUT 600 NM WEST OF EUREKA...WHILE A 999 MB SURFACE LOW WAS OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS...STRONG NW FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS STRONG NW FLOW WILL GENERATE AN EDDY CIRCULATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE INNER WATERS. $$
PZZ676-231645- OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 234 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TODAY NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 16 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. FRI NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. MON NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$
