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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE W OF THE WATERS WILL WEAKEN LATER 
TODAY. A LOW PRES TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA WILL PERSIST TODAY AND 
THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD W OF THE WATERS MON BEFORE SHIFTING E TUE AND WED. A LOW 
PRES TROUGH WILL REDEVELOP NEAR THE CENTRAL AND SRN CALIFORNIA 
COAST TUE AND WED.
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
...GALE WARNING... 
.TODAY...NW PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SE. SE 
PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT SE PART 13 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.SUN...NW PORTION...WINDS W TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. 
SE PORTION...WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT... HIGHEST FAR SE. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW. 
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 9 
FT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS NW. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE...EXCEPT W PORTION 
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...WINDS SW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 
NW PORTION 6 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST NW.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
...GALE WARNING... 
.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NE...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 8 TO 12 
FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
FAR E PORTION TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST 
S. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW 
PART DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT 
LATE SUN. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.