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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

CALIFORNIA 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.

PZZ089-072330-
830 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...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 TODAY INTO 
MON. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SRN CALIFORNIA 
COAST TODAY AND 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 TUE 
AND WED.
$$

PZZ083-072330-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
830 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 19 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.SUN...NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 
KT. SE PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 
TO 16 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 
FAR SE PART 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PART SW 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
$$

PZZ084-072330-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
830 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TODAY...SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 30 KT. NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 
FT THROUGHOUT WITH NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW PART 10 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 
TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 17 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PART NW. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW AND SE 
PARTS NW TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
$$

PZZ085-072330-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
830 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 119W 10 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT WITH NW SWELL. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NEAR 
POINT CONCEPTION.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 121W 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 11 TO 18 FT WITH NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 121W 5 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W 
PART TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. HIGHEST WINDS AND 
SEAS W.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.