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offshore waters forecast
nws ocean prediction center washington dc
230 pm pst tue feb 9 2010
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 - 100530-
230 pm pst tue feb 9 2010
. synopsis for california waters ... an area of strong low pres
just e of the central waters will move se tonight then pass
inland wed. a high pres ridge will move se over the nrn and
central waters tonight into thu ... then persist across the
central and srn waters thu through sun. a cold front will cross
the nrn waters wed ... before a stronger cold front passes through
the nrn and central waters thu. a pair of cold fronts will move
across the nrn waters fri and sat ... before yet another cold
front approaches the n portion from the w sun.
$$
pzz083 - 100530-
point st george to point arena
230 pm pst tue feb 9 2010
... gale force winds expected thu into sat...
. tonight ... nw to n winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 5 to 15
kt ... except w portion becoming s to sw 5 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 12
ft subsiding to 8 to 10 ft. isolated showers early.
. wed ... winds increasing to s to sw 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft.
isolated showers developing n.
. wed night ... s to sw winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 12
ft ... highest nw. isolated showers and fog.
. thu ... s to sw winds increasing to 25 to 35 kt ... then w portion
becoming w to nw 15 to 25 kt. seas building to 11 to 15
ft ... highest nw. scattered showers and fog.
. thu night ... s to sw winds 20 to 30 kt ... except nw portion 30 to
40 kt. seas building to 15 to 18 ft.
. fri ... sw to w winds 25 to 35 kt ... except se portion diminishing
to 15 to 25 kt. seas building to 18 to 22 ft.
. sat ... s to sw winds 25 to 35 kt diminishing to sw to w 10 to 20
kt. seas 16 to 21 ft ... highest nw.
. sun ... winds diminishing to variable 10 kt or less ... then
increasing to s to sw 15 to 25 kt. seas subsiding to 13 to 15 ft.
$$
pzz084 - 100530-
point arena to point conception
230 pm pst tue feb 9 2010
... gale warning...
. tonight ... nw to n winds 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 25
kt ... except w of 126w to 10 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 15 ft ... highest
n becoming highest s. isolated showers ending late.
. wed ... winds becoming sw to w 10 to 20 kt ... except se portion nw
to w 5 to 15 kt. seas subsiding to 7 to 10 ft.
. wed night ... sw winds 15 to 25 kt ... except se portion becoming
variable 5 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 10 ft ... highest nw.
. thu ... w of 124w ... s to sw winds 15 to 25 kt ... except nw part
increasing to 25 to 35 kt. isolated showers developing nw. e of
124w ... variable winds 5 to 15 kt. seas building to 7 to 13 ft
throughout ... highest nw.
. thu night ... winds becoming sw 15 to 25 kt throughout. seas 7 to
11 ft ... except n of 35n building to 11 to 15 ft.
. fri ... winds diminishing to variable 5 to 15 kt ... then far nw
portion increasing to 15 to 25 kt. seas building to 14 to 22 ft
throughout ... highest nw.
. sat and sun ... e of 125w ... n winds 15 to 25 kt ... except w part 5
to 15 kt. w of 125w ... sw to w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas becoming
15 to 20 ft throughout sat ... highest nw ... subsiding to 14 to 16
ft sun.
$$
pzz085 - 100530-
point conception to guadalupe island
230 pm pst tue feb 9 2010
... gale warning...
. tonight ... w to nw winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 25 to 35
kt ... except e of 120w 10 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 11 ft ... except w of
120w building to 10 to 15 ft ... highest nw. isolated showers
throughout.
. wed ... nw to n winds becoming 10 to 20 kt ... except far sw
portion to 25 kt. seas becoming 7 to 13 ft throughout ... highest
far sw. isolated showers.
. wed night ... nw to n winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. seas
subsiding to 6 to 10 ft ... highest se.
. thu ... winds becoming variable 10 kt or less. seas subsiding to
5 to 7 ft.
. thu night ... winds increasing to nw to n 10 to 20 kt ... except w
of 122w becoming sw to w 10 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 9 ft
throughout ... highest nw.
. fri ... n to nw winds 10 to 20 kt ... except w of 121w variable 10
kt or less. seas building to 9 to 15 ft ... highest nw.
. sat ... n to nw winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. seas building to
13 to 18 ft ... highest w.
. sun ... winds becoming n 10 to 20 kt. seas becoming 13 to 15 kt.
$$
. forecaster kells. ocean forecast branch.