029
FZPN26 KWBC 090905
OFFPZ6
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 AM PDT WED JUL 9 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.
PZZ089-091730-
330 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE NW OF THE
WATERS WILL DRIFT NW TODAY WHILE A COASTAL LOW PRES TROUGH WILL
STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND TO THE N. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL RECEDE
TO THE W TODAY AND THEN BECOME CENTERED NW OF THE WATERS AS A
SLOWLY BUILDING HIGH PRES AREA THU AND FRI. THE RIDGE AND
COASTAL TROUGH WILL BOTH WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS A COLD FRONT
DROPS SE INTO THE NRN WATERS BY SUN.
PZZ083-091730-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
330 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008
..GALE WARNING
TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
EXCEPT NE
PORTION TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART 10 TO 13
FT.
THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT OVER E
PORTION INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT THU. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT...EXCEPT
FAR NW PART 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT E PORTION 30 TO 40
KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 18
FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15
FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST SE.
PZZ084-091730-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
330 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU INTO SAT
TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT FAR NW PART N 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NW.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT...EXCEPT SE PART 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.
THU THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION
INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT NW
PORTION BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT LATE THU...HIGHEST NE.
SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT FAR NE PART 30 TO 40
KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 13 TO 20
FT...HIGHEST NE.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NE.
PZZ085-091730-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
330 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008
TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 KT OR LESS
FRI...EXCEPT W OF 123W BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT W OF 123W 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR NW.
.FORECASTER MUSONDA/OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
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