FZPN22 KWNM 192253 OFFN07 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WASHINGTON DC OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH 234 PM PST FEB 19 2003 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 BUILDING W OF THE WATERS WILL EXPAND INTO THE N WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU...THEN SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS BY FRI INTO SAT...AS LOW PRES TROUGHING PREVALS OVER THE S WATERS. BY SUN A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS... THEN MOVE THROUGH THE S WATERS ON MON. POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT CONCEPTION ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT SE PORTION. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT E PORTION. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICAN BORDER .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST NW. .FRI...WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W.