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NOAA>NWS>NCEP>OPC> N Pacific Navtex Forecast>N08

                   
                     
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
832 PM PST MON FEB 13 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 ACROSS THE S WATERS WILL MOVE S OF THE 
AREA EARLY OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE INTO THE N 
WATERS LATE OVERNIGHT...THEN WEAKEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS 
TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE NRN 
WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN THU. A THIRD COLD FRONT 
WILL PUSH SE INTO THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS FRI AND FRI 
NIGHT...THEN MOVE INTO THE S WATERS SAT WHILE STRONG HIGH PRES 
BUILDS W OF THE AREA.

POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT... 

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION 
DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 11 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. 
.TUE...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW 
PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION 
BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW. 
.FRI...WINDS W TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 
OVER FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 
11 TO 16 FT LATE...HIGHEST NW. 
.SAT...WINDS NW 25 TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 
TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT... HIGHEST N.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS

...GALE WARNING... 

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION 
25 TO 35 KT...AND OVER FAR NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.TUE...WINDS NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TUE NIGHT...WINDS N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION TO 
30 KT...AND OVER FAR NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW 
PORTION 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION 
INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT LATE... HIGHEST NW. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N.