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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
908 FZUS56 KLOX 050323 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 823 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ600-051630- 823 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z, or 8 PM PDT, a 1028 mb surface high was centered 500 NM northwest of Portland, Oregon. A 1005 mb thermal low was centered near Needles, CA with a trough of low pressure extending NW through central CA. Areas of dense fog will affect the waters tonight into Friday morning with gusty NW winds over the outer coastal waters through Friday night. $$ PZZ645-051630- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 823 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ670-051630- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 823 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ673-051630- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 823 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ676-051630- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 823 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ650-051630- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 823 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Strongest wind western portion. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...West portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. East portion, light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...West portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. East portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ655-051630- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 823 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles