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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
384 FZUS56 KLOX 041517 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 817 AM 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... PZZ600-050430- 817 AM 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 15Z, or 8 AM PDT, a 1031 mb surface high was centered 500 NM northwest of Portland, Oregon. A 1004 mb thermal low was centered near Needles, CA. Areas of dense fog will affect the waters this morning, with patchy dense fog expected tonight and Friday morning. Gusty NW winds will affect mainly the outer coastal waters this afternoon through Friday night. $$ PZZ645-050430- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 817 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy dense fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ670-050430- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 817 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy dense fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon with local gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...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. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 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 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. $$ PZZ673-050430- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 817 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy dense fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog, with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt by afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ676-050430- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 817 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy dense fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt by afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 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 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. 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...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. 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: NW 3 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 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ650-050430- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 817 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...Western portion, W to NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, W wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Western portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT....Western portion, W to NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Elsewhere, W wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...Light wind, becoming W 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 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt 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...E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, W 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 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 wind, becoming W 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 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ655-050430- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 817 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Light wind, 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. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...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 S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...Light wind, becoming SW 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 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt 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 W 10 kt 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...W wind 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...Light wind, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ Sirard www.weather.gov/losangeles