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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM PDT MON MAY 11 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.

PZZ089-121130-
930 PM PDT MON MAY 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
DOMINATE THE REGION OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUN. A COASTAL LOW PRES 
TROUGH WILL BUILD OVER THE S REGION WED...THEN DEVELOP N FRI 
THROUGH SUN. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE N 
WATERS LATE WED INTO THU.
$$

PZZ083-121130-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
930 PM PDT MON MAY 11 2009

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
FAR NW PART INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SE PORTION...NW TO N 
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST FAR SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NW.
.WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BECOMING 8 TO 11 FT THROUGHOUT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...FAR NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.
$$

PZZ084-121130-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
930 PM PDT MON MAY 11 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION TO 30 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 125W 20 TO 30 
KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 8 TO 10 
FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF 125W...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 125W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION BUILDING TO 10 TO 
13 FT.
.WED...FAR NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
FAR SE PART 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW PORTION...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. SE PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT SE 
PORTION 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS FAR 
SE.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 125W 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 126W 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST 
ALONG 124W.
$$

PZZ085-121130-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
930 PM PDT MON MAY 11 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS 10 TO 13 
FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF THE CHANNEL 
ISLANDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF THE CHANNEL 
ISLANDS 10 TO 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF THE CHANNEL 
ISLANDS TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW AND SE 
PORTIONS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW AND SE PORTIONS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF THE CHANNEL 
ISLANDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW AND SE 
PORTIONS 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 6 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST E.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 14 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 
PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 122W 
9 TO 11 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.