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NOAA>NWS>NCEP>OPC> N Pacific Navtex Forecast>N07

                   
                     
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR S CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
159 AM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SRN WATERS WILL MOVE S OF THE 
REGION TODAY. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WATERS 
TODAY THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS 
FRI...MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT...THEN PASS 
THROUGH THE SRN WATERS SAT. ANOTHER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND 
THE FRONT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL 
DEVELOP ALONG THE SRN COAST LATE SAT AND SUN THEN WEAKEN MON.

POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT CONCEPTION

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND AREAS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG DEVELOPING FAR N. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO 30 KT 
EARLY. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICAN BORDER

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 
PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION INCREASING TO 30 
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.