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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUOY MAINTENANCE...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
737 AM PST TUE NOV 27 2012

NWS SAN DIEGO WEATHER FORECAST IS IN SUPPORT OF BUOY SERVICE OPERATIONS
FOR NOAA BUOY 46047.

LOCATION: 32.403 N...119.536W
VALID PERIOD: 1800 UTC TUE NOV 27 THROUGH 0200 UTC THU NOV 29

.DISCUSSION...
FOR TODAY A 1022 MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CENTERED VICINITY LATITUDE
25N LONGITUDE 120W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING N ACROSS TANNER BANKS TO
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY. FOR TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT E TO ALONG
LONGITUDE 118W.

FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INLAND ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH AN OCCLUDED WARM FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM
POINT CONCEPTION THROUGH LATITUDE 30N LONGITUDE 122W BY 29/0000 UTC.

LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...THE
RIDGE MOVES BACK W ACROSS THE TANNER BANKS LOCATION...FOR LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS AND POSSIBILITY OF FOG/VSBY BELOW 1NM. HOWEVER OF
MORE IMPORTANCE FOR BUOY TENDING OPERATIONS IS THE STRONG TO GALE
FORCE FETCH AROUND THE WESTERN HALF OF A LARGE QUASI- STATIONARY
968 MB STORM VICINITY LATITUDE 45N LONGITUDE 140W. THIS WILL
PRODUCE A LARGE WNW SWELL ACROSS TANNER BANKS BUOY LOCATION
DURING THIS PERIOD. LOOK FOR COMBINED SEAS TO BUILD TO 2 METERS/7
FEET BY THURSDAY...3.8 METERS/12 FEET BY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE ABOVE
3 METERS/10 FT THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. VSBY 2 NM IN HAZE/FOG.
WIND................NORTHWEST 5 KT OR LESS THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    NEAR CALM IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL...............NORTHWEST 4 FT.
SWELL PERIOD........11 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........LESS THAN 1 FT.
AIR TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
WATER TEMPERATURE...AROUND 63.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. VSBY 3 NM IN HAZE/FOG
WIND................WEST SOUTHWEST 5 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 KT OVERNIGHT.
SWELL...............NORTHWEST 3 FT.
SWELL PERIOD........11 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 FT OR LESS.
AIR TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
WATER TEMPERATURE...AROUND 63.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTIAL CLEARING IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH CHANCE OF RAIN BY
                    SUNSET.
WIND................SOUTH 5 KT IN THE MORNING..BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 10 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND
                    SOUTH 15 KT WITH GUSTS 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SWELL 1.............NORTHWEST SWELL 1 TO 2 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS.
SWELL 2.............NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 2 FEET.
SWELL 2 PERIOD......16 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 FT IN THE MORNING...BUILDING TO
                    4 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON.
AIR TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
WATER TEMPERATURE...AROUND 63.


FOR PLANNING PURPOSES BEYOND THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF THIS
FORECAST...PLEASE REFER TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST:
WWW.OPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/SHTML/NFDOFFPZ6.SHTML

FOR UPDATES OR ADDITIONAL FORECASTS:

NWS SAN DIEGO CONTACT INFORMATION:
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 858-675-8705

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FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...MATT SOLUM - WR ROC DUTY OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121127.BUOYM.01/SGX