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

PZZ089-080530-
230 PM 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 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.
$$

PZZ083-080530-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 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 12 TO 15 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 9 TO 11 FT.   
.TUE...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING NW 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.WED...NW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
10 TO 15 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.
$$

PZZ084-080530-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

.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 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...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 
KT. SE PORTION...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 
FT.
.MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING 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.
$$

PZZ085-080530-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 121W 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT WITH NW 
SWELL.
.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 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 9 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.