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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008

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

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE N AND 
CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SAT AS A 
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR N PORTION. THE RIDGE 
WILL THEN RESTRENGTHEN NW OF THE WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE... AS A 
COASTAL LOW PRES TROUGH INTENSIFIES AND LIFTS TO THE N.

POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN THROUGH TUE... 

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION VARIABLE 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
DEVELOPING NW. 
.FRI NIGHT...WINDS W TO SW 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION NW 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW. 
.SAT...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ENDING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 6 TO 
10 FT...HIGHEST NW WITH W SWELL. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION INCREASING 
TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS

.TONIGHT AND FRI...FAR SE PORTION...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
FAR E PART TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE. PATCHY FOG E PORTION.
.FRI NIGHT...WINDS W TO NW 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION N TO NW
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION
INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT LATE SUN...AND TO 8
TO 13 FT MON...HIGHEST NE.