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FZPN26 KWBC 100342
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

LIFORNIA 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.

PZZ089-101130-
830 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL 
WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE NRN WATERS AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL 
WATERS OVERNIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE NRN 
WATERS WED...THEN MOVE SE INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS WED NIGHT AND 
PERSIST INTO FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES 
ROSS THE NRN WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI...THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS 
THE CENTRAL WATERS FRI. ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD 
ROSS THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT AND SUN...AS A COLD FRONT 
PPROACHES THE NRN WATERS FROM THE NW.
$$

PZZ083-101130-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
830 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 
20 TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SE 
PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO W TO SW 20 
TO 30 KT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
THROUGHOUT BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT...THEN IN NW PORTION 
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 30 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT. A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS NW.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 
SEAS NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BECOMING 16 TO 19 
FT...HIGHEST NW.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 16 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST NW.
$$

PZZ084-101130-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
830 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 125W...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
128W TO 30 KT. E OF 125W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 
123W TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 125W BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT THROUGHOUT WITH NW SWELL. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W OF 125W...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. E OF 
125W...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
THROUGHOUT.
.THU...W OF 125W...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 
125W...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT THROUGHOUT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 125W...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. E 
OF 125W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST 
NW.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT.
.SAT...W OF 125W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF 125W...N 
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 123W TO 25 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 125W BECOMING SW 
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
$$

PZZ085-101130-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
830 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NEAR SAN 
NICOLAS ISLAND TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.