FZUS76 KLOX 080217 MWSLOX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 617 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 PZZ670-673-676-081300- WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 617 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL AND GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE OUTER WATERS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MARINERS THIS WEEKEND... A VERY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL AFFECT THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEKEND. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WILL ALSO HELP INCREASE THE SEAS...WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO MARINERS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. VERY LARGE BREAKERS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AT NORTHWEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES SUCH AS MORRO BAY. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ SIRARD