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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR N CALIFORNIA WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
216 PM PST WED FEB 13 2013
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE WATERS WILL PERSIST INTO
FRI...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY SAT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES N OF THE
AREA. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE NW LATER
SAT INTO SUN...THEN WEAKEN MON AS LOW PRES APPROACHES FROM THE
N. A LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SUN...THEN WEAKEN MON.
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN...
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO
30 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT THU.
.FRI...WINDS N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT.
.MON...WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN...
.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE
PORTION BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...WINDS N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT NE PORTION
INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION 25 TO 35
KT. WINDS THEN BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.