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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM PST THU FEB 9 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.

PZZ089-101130-
830 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST ACROSS 
THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS OVERNIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING. LOW PRES 
WILL MOVE JUST NW OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO FRI...PUSHING A 
FRONT ACROSS THE NRN WATERS. A WEAK FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE 
ACROSS THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUN INTO MON...WITH HIGH 
PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT MON INTO TUE.
$$

PZZ083-101130-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
830 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN INTO MON...

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 15 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG OCCASIONALLY 
REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW TO W AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN ENDING E AND VSBY IMPROVED.
.FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SW.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E PORTION 
N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 
PORTION BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.
$$

PZZ084-101130-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
830 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

.OVERNIGHT...SE PORTION...NW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. NW 
PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART TO 30 KT. 
RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM. 
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT...HIGHEST NW. RAIN ENDING AND VSBY IMPROVED.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 12 TO 14 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE 
PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT.
$$

PZZ085-101130-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
830 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 
BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE CHANNEL 
ISLANDS TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER BELL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.