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NOAA>NWS>NCEP>OPC> West Coast Offshore Forecast>PZ6

                   
                     
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OFFPZ6

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

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.

PZZ089-141130-
830 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...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.
$$

PZZ083-141130-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
830 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...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 BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST 
E. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 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 SUBSIDING TO 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 BECOMING 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 BECOMING 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 BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT LATE...HIGHEST NW.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 21 FT... 
HIGHEST N.
$$

PZZ084-141130-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
830 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...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 BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW 
PORTION 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST E. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER 
FAR NW PORTION 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. 
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 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 BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE... 
HIGHEST NW.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
13 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N.
$$

PZZ085-141130-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
830 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT... 
HIGHEST NE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF THE CHANNEL 
ISLANDS TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 11 TO 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
9 TO 14 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS 
INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 
TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST W AND S.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.SAT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF THE 
CHANNEL ISLANDS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST 
N.
$$

.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.