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905
FZPN22 KWNM 121655
OFFN07

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
855 AM PST Wed Dec 12 2018

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge will drift SE across the
northern and into the central waters today and tonight, and
weaken Thu and Thu night as another cold front approaches the N
waters. The front will move across the N and central waters Fri
into Fri night, and move into the S waters Sat and dissipate. Yet
another strong cold front will approach the waters Sat and Sat
night. A low pressure trough will strengthen along the southern
and central California coast today, then slowly weaken tonight
into Thu. A high pressure ridge will build across the SE portion
Sat into Sun night.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.

Point Conception to the Mexican border

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

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