FNUS76 KMTR 032210
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUOY 12 AND 26 MAINTENANCE...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
210 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MONTEREY.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST LATE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BUT MOST SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND WIND WILL BE
WELL NORTH OF THE MAINTENANCE LOCATION. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP NEAR BUOYS 12 AND 26 LATE TONIGHT AND THEN INCREASE
SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY. LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON
TUESDAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 KTS SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 5 TO 7 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........11 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 TO 2 FEET.
AIR TEMPERATURE.....58 DEGREES.
WATER TEMPERATURE...59 DEGREES.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 5 TO 7 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........11 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 TO 3 FEET.
AIR TEMPERATURE.....60 DEGREES.
WATER TEMPERATURE...59 DEGREES.

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FORECASTER...D_DYKEMA
REQUESTED BY...USCG CUTTER ASPEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20121203.BUOY1.01/MTR
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