NZUS56 KEKA 101202
WRKFWF
.MARINE...A ridge of high pressure stationed off of the west coast 
will maintain a weak pressure gradient over the next several days. 
This means winds across the coastal waters will remain relatively 
light through the weekend with direction differing depending on 
whether you are navigating north or south of Cape Mendocino. Winds 
should become more gusty across the southern waters early next week 
as an inverted trough pinches the pressure gradient. South winds 
will increase by the middle of next week, but not substantially, as 
another storm system tracks over the Pacific Northwest. Moderate 
westerly wave systems have maintained a lower sea state today, but a 
fresh swell will bring 8 to 10 foot seas for Friday. A small craft 
advisory was issued for the northern outer water on Friday for seas 
around 10 feet. /kml/jt

.AVIATION...The gloomy coastal weather pattern is finally coming to 
an end as drier northerly flow commences.   Expect visibility to 
improve and cigs to dissapear later today for all coastal sites 
...while interior sites remain vfr.