NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

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.

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330 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL
STRENGTHEN ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND MON...WHILE
HIGH PRES BUILDS NW OF THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL THEN SINK S AND
REMAIN W OF THE WATERS TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NRN WATERS WED...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THU.
HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN WELL N AND W OF THE WATERS THU AND FRI.

PZZ083-220530-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
330 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

MON
W PORTION...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
E PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PART TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT.

MON NIGHT
W PORTION...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
E PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PART TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT.

TUE
NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SE
PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT.

TUE NIGHT
NW PORTION...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

WED
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST
FAR SE. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 9 FT.

THU
N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.

FRI
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT.

PZZ084-220530-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
330 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E.

MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE.

MON NIGHT
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST E.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

TUE THROUGH WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT.

THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
330 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR POINT
CONCEPTION TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE.

MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.

MON NIGHT
W OF 121W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR
NW PART TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 121W...NW WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
W OF 121W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF
121W...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT.

WED
N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.