FZPN23 KWNM 132142
OFFN08
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
241 PM PDT TUE MAY 13 2008
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NW 
WATERS THROUGH WED...DRIFT W OF THE AREA WED NIGHT INTO 
FRI...THEN PERSIST JUST W OF THE AREA SAT INTO SUN WHILE 
WEAKENING. A LOW PRES TROUGH NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL 
STRENGTHEN TONIGHT INTO THU...THEN WEAKEN FRI INTO SAT.
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
...GALE WARNING... 
.TONIGHT...SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER 
FAR SE PART INCREASING TO 30 KT. NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST 
SE.
.WED...SE PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE 
PART TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT LATE... HIGHEST SE. NW 
PORTION...WINDS N 10 TO 20 KT LATE... HIGHEST SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION TO 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT LATE... HIGHEST SE. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION TO 35 KT 
EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST NW LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER 
FAR SE PORTION 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NW. 
.FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT LATE MAINLY IN NW SWELL. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT MAINLY IN NW SWELL. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
...GALE WARNING... 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE 
PORTION INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 
TO 12 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION TO 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION BUILDING 
TO 12 TO 15 FT LATE. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
OVER FAR N PORTION TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST N. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER 
FAR NW PORTION 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT LATE... HIGHEST NW. 
.THU NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR 
LESS...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT 
MAINLY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.FRI...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGHOUT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
MAINLY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT MAINLY IN NW SWELL. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.