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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 AM PDT THU MAR 12 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.

PZZ089-121730-
330 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST 
JUST W OF THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN W OF 
THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH PRES WILL 
THEN MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS SUN AND MON. A COLD 
FRONT WILL CROSS THE N PORTION FRI AND FRI NIGHT...THEN 
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT. ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION SUN AND STALL NW OF THE AREA 
MON.
$$

PZZ083-121730-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
330 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON...

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 
KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST 
SE.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO W AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST NW.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST NW.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST NW.
.MON...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 
SEAS NW.
$$

PZZ084-121730-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
330 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2009

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE 
FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
SHIFTING TO SW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT FAR NW 
PORTION INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHEST NW.
$$

PZZ085-121730-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
330 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W OF POINT 
CONCEPTION. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF POINT 
CONCEPTION TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF THE 
CHANNEL ISLANDS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.