NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 AM PDT SUN JUL 20 2008

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.

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330 AM PDT SUN JUL 20 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A THERMAL TROUGH OVER
CALIFORNIA WILL WEAKEN TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD TO THE W OF
THE AREA TODAY AND MOVE E MON THROUGH WED. A THERMAL TROUGH OVER
CALIFORNIA WILL REDEVELOP TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH THU.

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POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
330 AM PDT SUN JUL 20 2008

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE INTO WED


TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE
PORTION 8 TO 13 FT BECOMING 5 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST E.

MON AND MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E
PORTION TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT MON
NIGHT...HIGHEST SE.

TUE AND WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SE
PORTION 10 TO 13 FT.

THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO 30 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 7 TO 12 FT.

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POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
330 AM PDT SUN JUL 20 2008

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE INTO WED


TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.

TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT.

MON AND MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE
PORTION INCREASING TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT...HIGHEST NE.

TUE AND WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT BY WED...HIGHEST
NE.

THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST E.

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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
330 AM PDT SUN JUL 20 2008

TODAY AND TONIGHT
E OF 121W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF
121W...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST FAR NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW.

MON THROUGH TUE
NW WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT MON.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON.

WED AND THU
NW WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT WED...HIGHEST W OF
122W. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT WED...HIGHEST NW.

.FORECASTER BELL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.