Offshore Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST WED FEB 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.
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230 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE TO THE W OF 
THE WATERS WILL SHIFT NE TONIGHT AND THU. A LOW PRES TROUGH 
ALONG THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH THU. THE HIGH 
PRES RIDGE AND TROUGH WILL BOTH WEAKEN THU NIGHT AND FRI AS A 
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NRN WATERS FRI. HIGH PRES WILL 
REBUILD NW OF THE AREA SAT AS A LOW PRES TROUGH REDEVELOPS ALONG 
THE CENTRAL AND SRN CALIFORNIA COAST LATE SAT. THE HIGH PRES 
AREA WILL THEN SHIFT SLOWLY S WHILE THE TROUGH PERSISTS SUN AND 
MON.
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POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
230 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT AND THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT BECOMING 10 
TO 16 FT EARLY THU...HIGHEST SE. PATCHY FOG SE PORTION EARLY 
TONIGHT.

THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 35 KT 
EARLY...THEN NW PORTION BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT 
WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 15 TO 23 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.

SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT 
WITH NW SWELL.

SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL.

MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SE.  
  
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POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION...CORRECTED
230 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT AND THU
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION 
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 
12 TO 18 FT THU...HIGHEST NE. PATCHY FOG N PORTION EARLY TONIGHT.

THU NIGHT
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 
11 TO 16 FT LATE...HIGHEST ALONG 125W.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 10 TO 13 FT FRI.

SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION INCREASING TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NE.

SUN AND MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BECOMING 10 
TO 16 FT SUN...HIGHEST SE.
  
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POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
230 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT INTO SUN

TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 120W 
INCREASING TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 120W 
BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT LATE IN NW SWELL.

THU AND THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 120W N 
TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 120W 12 TO 16 
FT WITH NW SWELL.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
W OF 122W N 15 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 13 FT 
FRI...HIGHEST W OF 121W.

SAT
N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
120W TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NW.

SUN AND MON
N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT ON 
SUN. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST W.
  
.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.