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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WASHINGTON DC
OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH
535 AM PST SAT 22 MAR 2003

CALIFORNIA WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE PZZ089-221730-

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N WATERS TODAY AS
HIGH PRES IS LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS...WITH A TROUGH ALONG
THE S CALIFORNIA COAST. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N WATERS SAT NIGHT.
THE TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL BUILD N TO NEAR POINT ARENA SUN
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N WATERS MON. ANOTHER
FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE N WATERS EARLY WED...WITH HIGH PRES
BUILDING OVER ALL THE WATERS LATE WED.  
$$

PZZ083-221730-

POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA...UPDATED FOR WINDS
535 AM PST SAT 22 MAR 2003

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DECREASING AND SHIFTING TO N 
TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BY MID AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...MAINLY IN
NW SWELLS.  
.SUN...E PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W PORTION...E TO NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT THROUGHOUT...MAINLY IN NW SWELLS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W PORTION...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NW. E
PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
THROUGHOUT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT UP TO 25 KT N
EARLY...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 15
FT...HIGHEST NW...MAINLY IN NW SWELLS. 
.WED...WINDS BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT...MAINLY IN NW SWELLS. 
$$

PZZ084-221730-

POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
230 AM PST SAT 22 MAR 2003

.TODAY...N PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 1O TO 20 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO
N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 10
TO 15 KT FAR S PART. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 6 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NW...MAINLY IN NW SWELLS. 
.WED...SE PORTION...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT UP
TO 25 KT SE CORNER. NW PORTION...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW.  
$$

PZZ085-221730-

POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND...UPDATED WINDS
535 AM PST SAT 22 MAR 2003

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
ALONG 120W. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST ALONG
120W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
.MON...N TO NW WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE...HIGHEST ALONG 120W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. 
$$

FORECASTER MCRANDAL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.