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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 AM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
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.
PZZ089-222330-
930 AM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE 
OVER THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W OF 
THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS WED AND THU...THEN PERSIST THROUGH 
SAT. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE CALIFORNIA 
COAST TODAY...PERSIST INTO FRI...THEN WEAKEN SAT.
$$
PZZ083-222330-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
930 AM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE THU AND FRI...
.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION TO 25 
KT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST 
NW.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 
INCREASING TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE 
PART TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SE.
$$
PZZ084-222330-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
930 AM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION TO 25 
KT. WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E 
PORTION 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT WED 
NIGHT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 
40 KT THU. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 8 TO 12 FT.
$$
PZZ085-222330-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
930 AM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 119W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT....EXCEPT NEAR THE CHANNEL 
ISLANDS 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. E OF 119W...NW 
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PART TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT 
THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT SW OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS BUILDING TO 10 TO 
15 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
119W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT WED 
NIGHT...HIGHEST W OF 118W.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 119W 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W OF 118W.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE...EXCEPT E OF 119W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT...HIGHEST W OF 118W.
.SAT...NW WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 8 TO 12 FT.
$$
.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.