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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR S CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
326 PM PDT SUN MAR 21 2010
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD NW OF THE AREA TONIGHT
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
CENTRAL WATERS EARLY TONIGHT...AS A LOW PRES TROUGH DEVELOPS
ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL
WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS WED...AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE NRN WATERS. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL INTO SRN WATERS THU INTO
FRI...WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT LATE THU INTO
FRI.
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT CONCEPTION
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE MON INTO TUE
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
NEAR THE COAST
INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E OF 125W.
TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST TO 30
KT. THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 FT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED...NW PORTION...WINDS SW 15 TO 25 KT
THEN BECOMING W TO NW
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU AND FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT SE PORTION TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT THROUGHOUT THU.
POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICAN BORDER
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON NIGHT INTO TUE
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT NW OF SAN NICOLAS
ISLAND TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT HIGHEST W OF 120W.
MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT NW OF SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W OF 120W.
TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT NW OF SAN NICOLAS
ISLAND TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT N PORTION TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.
FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT NE PORTION INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF 119W 11 TO 13 FT.
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