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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM 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.

PZZ089-241130-
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE N 
AND CENTRAL WATERS 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 THROUGH SAT.
$$

PZZ083-241130-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU INTO FRI...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION W TO 
SW. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 
PORTION SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 
SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 
11 TO 16 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. RAIN DEVELOPING FAR NW.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 14 TO 17 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT.
$$

PZZ084-241130-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 
10 FT TUE.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 
BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. NW PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 
17 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.THU...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING TO 13 TO 
17 FT THROUGHOUT WITH NW SWELL.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION INCREASING TO 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT.
$$

PZZ085-241130-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 119W VARIABLE 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
11 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL.
$$

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.