Thursday, May 5, 2011

75) Delivery: day 15


Subject: 5 May
Sent: May 5, 2011 8:53 AM

We're 347 nm from Long Beach.  Hope to arrive in 50 hrs.  Position 33.4N 125.1W.  Still beam reaching.  Changed from #4 to storm jib and still doing 7 to 9 knots with double-reefed main.  Seas are much smaller than the past two days.  Looking forward to a hot shower and a beer.



FZPN26 KWBC 042142
OFFPZ6
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 PM PDT WED MAY 4 2011
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.
PZZ089-050530-
330 PM PDT WED MAY 4 2011
 
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRES TO THE W WILL WEAKEN 
TONIGHT AS A LOW PRES TROUGH REMAINS ALONG THE COAST. A 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NRN WATERS THU. HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD E INTO THE WATERS THU NIGHT INTO SAT. A WEAK 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS LATE FRI INTO 
SAT...WITH ANOTHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH SUN. A LOW PRES TROUGH 
WILL INTENSIFY ALONG THE COAST MON.
PZZ083-050530-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
330 PM PDT WED MAY 4 2011
 
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
 
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE.
 
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
 
FRI THROUGH SAT
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT 
FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
 
SUN
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
 
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
  
PZZ084-050530-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
330 PM PDT WED MAY 4 2011
 
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
 
THU AND THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 
TO 10 FT THU...HIGHEST SE.
 
FRI THROUGH SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
 
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
 
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
  
PZZ085-050530-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
330 PM PDT WED MAY 4 2011
 
TONIGHT AND THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART TO 10 FT EARLY 
TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST NW.
 
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 120W 10 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NW.
 
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHEST NW.
 
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
 
SAT AND SUN
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR POINT CONCEPTION.
 
MON
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
  







12am 5/5/11 to 12am 5/6/11 (179nm/2,274)














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