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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 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.
PZZ089-121130-
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST 
ACROSS THE NW WATERS THROUGH WED...THEN DRIFT W OF THE AREA THU 
INTO FRI. A COASTAL LOW PRES TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON 
AND THEN WEAKEN MON NIGHT AND TUE. THE TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN 
AGAIN TUE NIGHT INTO THU AND THEN WEAKEN FRI.
$$
PZZ083-121130-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...GALE WARNING...
.OVERNIGHT...SE PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR 
SE PART TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
OVER FAR SE PART TO 30 KT LATE. NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 
20 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR 
SE PART TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING W 
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT... 
EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 15 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BECOMING 
6 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MON NIGHT.
.WED...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE 
PORTION TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION TO 35 KT 
EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT... 
EXCEPT OVER E PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT.
$$
PZZ084-121130-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...GALE WARNING...
.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION 
TO 35 KT...AND FAR NW PORTION 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION BUILDING TO 15 FT TOWARDS MORNING.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR 
E PORTION TO 35 KT...AND FAR NW PORTION 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE 
PORTION TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT LATE... 
HIGHEST S AND E.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE 
PORTION 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION BUILDING TO 14 
FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N. 
SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 12 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT MAINLY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
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PZZ085-121130-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008
.OVERNIGHT...W OF 119W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 32N BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT TOWARDS 
MORNING. E OF 119W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE 
MON...HIGHEST N...EXCEPT E OF 119W TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 12 TO 15 FT MON NIGHT...EXCEPT E OF 119W 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE 
TUE...HIGHEST NW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT 
OVER FAR NE PORTION TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 
OVER FAR NW PORTION 7 TO 10 FT.
$$
.FORECASTER ACHORN. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH