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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WASHINGTON DC

OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH

934 PM PDT OCT 23 2004



COASTAL AND OFFSHORE WATERS

FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS CALIFORNIA TO MEXICAN BORDER



...REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR DETAILED INFORMATION IN 

COASTAL ZONE...



.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NW OF THE WATERS NEAR 44N 143W WILL MOVE 

TOWARDS THE N WATERS THROUGH SUN...DRIFTING S SUN NIGHT...THEN 

WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE MON AND MON NIGHT. A COLD FRONT JUST W OF 

MONTEREY BAY WILL MOVE OVER THE S WATERS OVERNIGHT WHILE 

WEAKENING...THEN DISSIPATE SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. A STRONG COLD 

FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS ON MON...PUSH S OVER THE 

CENTRAL AND S WATERS TUE WHILE WEAKENING...THEN MOVE S OF THE 

AREA WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA WED AND PERSIST 

THROUGH THU. A TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE CALIFORNIA 

COAST WED...THEN STRENGTHEN THU.



POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT CONCEPTION



.OVERNIGHT...S PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 

TO NW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N PART. N PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 

20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 

LATE...HIGHEST NE PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 7 

TO 10 FT FAR N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT. 

.SUN...WINDS N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT 

THROUGHOUT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENDING 

EARLY. 

.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 8 TO 

11 FT. 

.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT 

OVER THE FAR NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 

SEAS SE. 

.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT FAR NW 

PORTION LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW. 

.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST 

WINDS AND SEAS NW. 

.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 

SEAS SE. 

.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.



POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICAN BORDER



.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT N AND W 

OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.SUN...W OF 121W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 

KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. E OF 121W...NW 

WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 10 

FT THROUGHOUT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 121W. 

.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W OF 

120W. 

.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 

KT N AND W OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT... HIGHEST W OF 

120W. 

.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS 

AND SEAS W OF 120W. 

.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W OF 

120W.