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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2008
...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 TO THE W OF THE WATERS
TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP SAT
ACROSS THE SRN WATERS...PERSIST SAT NIGHT AND SUN...AND THEN
DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAKENING COLD FRONTS WILL
CROSS THE N WATERS TONIGHT INTO TUE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP JUST
W OF THE CENTRAL WATERS MON...AND DRIFT SE INTO THE SRN WATERS
BY WED.
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
TONIGHT...NW PORTION
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO
NW 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT. SE PORTION...SW WINDS
10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGHOUT ENDING LATE.
SAT...W PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
BECOMING SE 5 TO
15 KT LATE. E PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EARLY...
BECOMING N TO NE LATE...HIGHEST S. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT THROUGHOUT.
SAT NIGHT...W PORTION...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT FAR NW PART
TO 25 KT. E PORTION...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT THROUGHOUT.
SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT
EXCEPT FAR E PORTION 5
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW.
SUN NIGHT...WINDS S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
HIGHEST W. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION TO 11 FT.
MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT W PORTION SHIFTING TO
N TO NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
WINDS N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION
DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
TONIGHT...SE PORTION
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NW
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT
EXCEPT SE PORTION
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT THROUGHOUT.
SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION
BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
WINDS S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS NW.
MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N
TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W.
TUE...WINDS N 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT N PORTION INCREASING TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
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