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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 AM PST MON NOV 23 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.

PZZ089-232330-
830 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE N 
AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. THE RIDGE 
WILL DRIFT TO THE SE WED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. 
THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS 
THU. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD FOLLOWING THE FRONT THU AND FRI.
$$

PZZ083-232330-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
830 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.TODAY...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...N WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW.
.TUE...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...NW WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT THROUGHOUT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW PORTION...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NW WITH W SWELL.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT 
WITH W SWELL.
.FRI...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. SE 
PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
$$

PZZ084-232330-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
830 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW 
PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TODAY. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.WED...NW PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 
10 TO 15 KT WITH NW SWELL. SE PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BECOMING 14 
TO 18 FT THROUGHOUT WITH NW SWELL.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 14 TO 16 FT WITH NW 
SWELL.
$$

PZZ085-232330-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
830 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 120W 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT THROUGHOUT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 120W VARIABLE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NW 
SWELL.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT WITH NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 KT WITH NW SWELL.
$$

.FORECASTER COLLINS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.