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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 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...

PZZ600-182215-
236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 09Z, or 2 AM PDT, a 1022 mb surface high was
centered 1000 NM west of Los Angeles while a 1004 mb thermal low
was centered near Las Vegas NV. Gusty NW winds will affect portions
of the coastal waters through the weekend, with steep and hazardous
seas becoming likely.

$$

PZZ645-182215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW
3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ670-182215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ673-182215-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ676-182215-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ650-182215-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ655-182215-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

Cohen

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