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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 PM PDT THU AUG 20 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.

PZZ089-210530-
330 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS... A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL
WEAKEN TONIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN AND BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS 
FROM THE W SAT AND SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE N 
WATERS FRI...THEN DISSIPATE CENTRAL WATERS LATE FRI. A WEAK HIGH 
PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE SUN INTO MON...THEN 
FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT OVER THE N WATERS TUE.
$$

PZZ083-210530-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
330 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION TO 
30 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BECOMING 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO 
NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W. 
$$

PZZ084-210530-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
330 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2009

.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE 
PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG 
E PORTION.
.FRI...NW PORTION...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
10 FT...HIGHEST NE. SE PORTION...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT...HIGHEST NE. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NW PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
SE PORTION...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E. SE PORTION...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
$$

PZZ085-210530-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
330 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT 
SAT AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 119W VARIABLE 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 119W 3 TO 6 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER MCRANDAL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.