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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 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.

PZZ089-170530-
330 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A COASTAL LOW PRES TROUGH WILL 
INTENSIFY ACROSS THE NRN AND CENTRAL AREAS TONIGHT AND REMAIN 
THROUGH TUE. THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN WED INTO THU. HIGH PRES 
RIDGE WELL NW OF THE WATERS WILL REMAIN THROUGH TUE...THEN 
WEAKEN AND MOVE SW WED INTO THU. HIGH PRES WILL APPROACH THE 
WATERS FROM THE W ON FRI.
$$

PZZ083-170530-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
330 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 10 TO 14 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 14 
FT MON NIGHT...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT WED. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU.
.FRI...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...HIGHEST NE. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
$$

PZZ084-170530-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
330 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 10 TO 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION BECOMING 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
$$

PZZ085-170530-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
330 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 7 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
$$

.FORECASTER COLLINS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.