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Diablo Canyon Power Plant - Ocean/Surf Report for 6/13/2013
SEA/SWELL:
Arriving from the Northwest:
Today's 7- to 9-foot northwesterly (315-degree deep-water)
sea and swell (with a 5- to 11-second period) will
decrease to 6 to 8 feet with the same period on Friday.
This northwesterly (310-degree deep-water) sea and swell
will further lower to 5- to 7-feet (with a 7- to 9-second
period) on Saturday.
Moderate gale-force to fresh gale-force (32- to 46-mph)
northwesterly winds will generate 5- to 7-foot northwesterly
(315-degree shallow-water) seas (with a 4- to 6-second period)
starting on Sunday afternoon and continuing through Tuesday.
A 7- to 9-foot northwesterly (315-degree deep-water) sea and
swell (with a 5- to 9-second second) will develop along our
coastline on Wednesday and will continue at this height and
period through next Friday.
Arriving from the Southern Hemisphere:
A 1- to 2-foot Southern Hemisphere (195-degree deep-water)
swell (with a 15- to 18-second period) will arrive along our
coastline this weekend.
SEAWATER TEMPERATURE:
Seawater temperatures will range between 54 and 56 degrees
through today, decreasing to 52 and 54 degrees on Friday
and will remain at this level through Sunday.
Seawater temperatures will decrease to between 50 and 53
degrees on Monday, further lowering to 49 to 52 degrees
on Tuesday and will remain at this level through next
Friday.
SEAWATER VISIBILITY:
Seawater visibility was 14 to 16 feet at the Diablo Canyon Intake.
OUTLOOK for SWELL:
DIR. NW HT. 6-8 PER. 5-11 Friday morning
Remaining at: DIR. NW HT. 6-8 PER. 5-11 Friday afternoon
Decreasing to: DIR. NW HT. 5-7 PER. 5-11 Friday night
OUTLOOK for WINDS:
DIR. NW SPEED 15-20 Friday morning
Increasing to: DIR. NW SPEED 20-25 + 30 Friday afternoon
Decreasing to: DIR. NW SPEED 15-20 Friday night
EXTENDED OCEAN CONDITION OUTLOOK:
Moderate gale-force to fresh gale-force (32- to 46-mph) northwesterly
winds are expected along the coastline starting on Sunday and
continuing through next Friday.










