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STATION                       DAY & TIME       WAVES(cm)   TEMPS(deg F)
                              PST     UTC      Hs  Tp Dp   Air  SST  Mid  Btm
098 MOKAPU POINT, HI          12 0128 12 0828  176  4  74       75.7          
106 WAIMEA BAY, HI            12 0110 12 0810  100  4  40       76.3          
191 POINT LOMA SOUTH, CA      12 0100 12 0800   84  4 263       62.6          
155 IMPERIAL BEACH NEARSHORE, 12 0129 12 0829   61  4 268       61.3          
093 MISSION BAY OFFSHORE, CA  12 0124 12 0824   84  4 262       63.7          
100 TORREY PINES OUTER, CA    12 0124 12 0824   74  4 256       63.3          
045 OCEANSIDE OFFSHORE, CA    12 0054 12 0754   70  4 265       63.3          
043 CAMP PENDLETON, CA        12 0059 12 0759   65  4 256       64.0          
067 SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CA    12 0058 12 0758  228  4 309       53.4          
167 SAN NICOLAS ISLAND NORTH, 12 0104 12 0804  161  4 283       57.0          
096 DANA POINT, CA            11 2356 12 0656   93 15 180       62.2          
092 SAN PEDRO, CA             12 0129 12 0829   81  4 268       60.1          
028 SANTA MONICA BAY, CA      12 0129 12 0829   91  4 261       58.6          
141 PORT HUENEME NEARSHORE, C 11 1824 12 0124   89  4 279       55.4          
111 ANACAPA PASSAGE, CA       11 1803 12 0103   81  4 272       51.6          
107 GOLETA POINT, CA          12 0129 12 0829   85  4 253       57.0          
071 HARVEST, CA               12 0133 12 0833  249  4 313       52.2          
076 DIABLO CANYON, CA         12 0104 12 0804  211  9 290       51.6          
156 MONTEREY CANYON OUTER, CA 12 0126 12 0826  251  9 292       49.8          
142 SAN FRANCISCO BAR, CA     12 0125 12 0825  270  9 275       52.9          
029 POINT REYES, CA           12 0052 12 0752  511  9 316       48.0          
094 CAPE MENDOCINO, CA        12 0105 12 0805  299  7 317       46.8          
128 HUMBOLDT BAY SOUTH SPIT,  12 0103 12 0803  272 11 299       47.5          
139 UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR       12 0055 12 0755  223 13 299       49.3          
036 GRAYS HARBOR, WA          12 0058 12 0758  242 13 293       50.2          
144 ST. PETERSBURG OFFSHORE,  12 0124 12 0824  134  4 268       77.7          
134 FORT PIERCE, FL           12 0128 12 0828   58  4 220       76.3          
143 CAPE CANAVERAL NEARSHORE, 12 0124 12 0824   53  4 242       75.2          
132 FERNANDINA BEACH, FL      09 1625 09 2325   79  4 191       73.2          
150 MASONBORO INLET, ILM2, NC 12 0125 12 0825   98  4 254       69.6          
121 IPAN, GUAM                12 0125 12 0825  133  4  92       84.6          
WIND                                           MEAN(m/s)  PEAK(m/s)
073 SCRIPPS PIER, LA JOLLA CA 12 0045 12 0745  3.17/186   4.70/180

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nws Courtesy National Weather Service
FZUS56 KMTR 120909
CWFMTR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
209 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY
PZZ500-121630-
209 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARIES...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE COASTAL WATERS DURING THE MIDDLE
TO LATER HALF OF THE WEEK. NORTHWEST WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE WATERS LOCALLY GUSTY AT TIMES.

PZZ570-121630-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-080513T2300Z/
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
209 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10
FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11
FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

PZZ540-545-121630-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-080513T2300Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM-
209 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS.
ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. SEAS
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 1.6 KNOTS AT
10:28 AM THIS MORNING AND 1.3 KNOTS AT 11:37 PM TONIGHT.

PZZ575-121630-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-080513T2300Z/
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
209 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10
FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

PZZ560-565-121630-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-080513T2300Z/
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM-
209 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 8 FT.

PZZ530-121630-
/O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0045.080512T1900Z-080513T0500Z/
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
209 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
.WED...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW.
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW.
.FRI...S WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.

PZZ535-121630-
/O.ROU.KMTR.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONTEREY BAY-
209 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
.TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 8 FT
AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES
1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TUE...W WINDS 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 TO 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
NW SWELL 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
NW SWELL 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
NW SWELL 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
NW SWELL 3 TO 6 FT.

Offshore Waters Forecast

nws Courtesy National Weather Service
FZPN26 KWBC 120418

OFFPZ6

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008
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.
PZZ089-121130-
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE NW WATERS THROUGH WED...THEN DRIFT W OF THE AREA THU
INTO FRI. A COASTAL LOW PRES TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON
AND THEN WEAKEN MON NIGHT AND TUE. THE TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN
AGAIN TUE NIGHT INTO THU AND THEN WEAKEN FRI.
PZZ083-121130-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008

GALE WARNING

OVERNIGHT
SE PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR
SE PART TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
OVER FAR SE PART TO 30 KT LATE. NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO
20 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE.

MON
SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR
SE PART TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING W
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 15 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BECOMING
6 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MON NIGHT.

WED
N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE
PORTION TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST SE.

THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION TO 35 KT
EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT OVER E PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT.

PZZ084-121130-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008

GALE WARNING

OVERNIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION
TO 35 KT...AND FAR NW PORTION 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION BUILDING TO 15 FT TOWARDS MORNING.

MON AND MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR
E PORTION TO 35 KT...AND FAR NW PORTION 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE MON.

TUE
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE
PORTION TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT LATE...
HIGHEST S AND E.

TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE
PORTION 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE.

WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION BUILDING TO 14
FT.

THU
N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N.
SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 12 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW.

FRI
N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT MAINLY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

PZZ085-121130-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
930 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008

OVERNIGHT
W OF 119W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 32N BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT TOWARDS
MORNING. E OF 119W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW.

MON AND MON NIGHT
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE
MON...HIGHEST N...EXCEPT E OF 119W TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 12 TO 15 FT MON NIGHT...EXCEPT E OF 119W 8 TO 12 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE
TUE...HIGHEST NW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT
OVER FAR NE PORTION TO 5 TO 7 FT.

WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION 7 TO 10 FT.

THU AND FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
OVER FAR NW PORTION 7 TO 10 FT.

.FORECASTER ACHORN. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Generated 0911 UTC, Monday, May 12, 2008
Document URL http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=raw/fz/fzpn26.kwbc.off.pz6.txt

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