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OFFSHORE FORECAST

 
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 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
 NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 CALIFORNIA WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.
 
 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.
 
 PZZ089-242330-
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE 
 CENTRAL WATERS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN DRIFT TO THE SE WED AS 
 A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL 
 JUST N OF THE AREA WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN A LOW PRES WILL 
 DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE NE THU INTO FRI. AS THE LOW 
 MOVES INLAND FRI THE COLD FRONT WILL BE PULLED S THROUGH THE 
 CENTRAL AND S WATERS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT LATE 
 FRI INTO SAT AS A LOW PRES TROUGH DEVELOPS AND STRENGTHENS ALONG 
 THE COAST.
 

 
 PZZ083-242330-
 POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU INTO FRI...
 
 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 
 PORTION SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
 .WED...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 
 SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 
 11 TO 16 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. RAIN DEVELOPING FAR NW LATE.
 .WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
 BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. RAIN FAR NW.
 .THU...SHIFTING WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT THEN BECOMING N 
 TO NW THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
 .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 
 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 14 TO 17 FT.
 .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT.
 

 
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 POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
 .WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 
 BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
 .WED NIGHT...SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
 12 FT. NW PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 
 17 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
 .THU...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
 BECOMING TO 13 TO 17 FT THROUGHOUT WITH NW SWELL.
 .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
 .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT.
 

 
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 POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
 830 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 119W VARIABLE 
 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
 .THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NW 
 PORTION BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL.
 .FRI...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
 11 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N.
 .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 14 FT.
 

 
 .FORECASTER COLLINS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
 

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