910
FZPN26 KWBC 212210
OFFPZ6
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST FRI NOV 21 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.
PZZ089-220530-
230 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2008
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
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.
PZZ083-220530-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
230 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2008
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 BECOMING 10 TO 12 FT
THROUGHOUT.
SAT NIGHT...W PORTION...S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT FAR NW PART TO 25 KT. E PORTION...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT THROUGHOUT.
SUN...S WINDS INCREASING TO 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 BECOMING 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 BECOMING 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.
PZZ084-220530-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
230 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2008
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 BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT
EXCEPT SE
PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 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 BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
EXCEPT OVER NW
PORTION BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING 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 BECOMING 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.
PZZ085-220530-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
230 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2008
TONIGHT...W OF 120W
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. E
OF 120W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS NEAR 120W.
SAT...W OF 121W
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. E OF
121W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT THROUGHOUT.
SAT NIGHT...W OF 121W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 121W
S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT.
SUN
WINDS BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS N.
TUE...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
THEN W OF 120W
SHIFTING TO N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST NW.
WED
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
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