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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
214 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

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

.SYNOPSIS...LARGE NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW IN THE 
GULF OF ALASKA WILL AFFECT THE WATERS THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD E OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO MON. A LOW PRES TROUGH 
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SRN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT...THEN 
WEAKEN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES 
THE REGION MON AND TUE. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL RE-STRENGTHEN 
ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WED AND THU.

POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.SUN...NW PORTION...WINDS SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SE 
PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT 
THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 10 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
.MON...WINDS W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. 
.WED...NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.THU...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW PART 10 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.SUN...WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 17 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PART NW. SEAS 12 
TO 15 FT. 
.MON...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 
KT. SE PORTION...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.