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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

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