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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA
Marine Point Forecast: 34.81°N 120.66°W
Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point
Mobile Weather Information
Last Update: 1:51 pm PDT Jun 18, 2013
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Jun 18, 2013-6pm PDT Jun 25, 2013
Forecast at a Glance
Tonight

Patchy Fog
NNW 25kt
8-9ft
Gale Warning
Gale Warning
Wednesday

Patchy Fog
NW 20kt
8ft
Gale Warning
Gale Warning
Wednesday
Night

Patchy Fog
NNW 20kt
10-11ft
Gale Warning
Gale Warning
Thursday

Patchy Fog
NW 15kt
7-8ft
Thursday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
NW 15kt
6-7ft
Friday

Mostly Sunny
NW 10kt
6ft
Friday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
NW 15kt
5ft
Saturday

Mostly Sunny
WNW 10kt
5ft
Saturday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
NNW 10kt
5ft

Marine Point Forecast
Hazardous marine condition(s):

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Synopsis...AT 19Z...OR 12 PM PDT...A 1029 MB HIGH WAS 700 NM W OF POINT CONCEPTION...WHILE A 1003 MB THERMAL LOW WAS NEAR LAS VEGAS. STRONG NW FLOW FOR THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR THE INNER WATERS...ONSHORE FLOW WITH STRONGER GUSTS IN THE WESTERN SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL.

Tonight: NNW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.

Wednesday: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night: NNW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Thursday: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night: NW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday: NW wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night: NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday: WNW wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night: NNW wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

*Notices: (1) This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
(2) The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.

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Lat/Lon: 34.81 -120.66   Elevation:0 ft
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SANTA MARIA - 21 NM Northwest of Point Arguello
Lat: 34.87   Lon: -120.86   Elev: 0
Last Update on Jun 18, 3:50 pm PDT

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Wind:NW 21 KT
Pressure:1016.0 mb
Air Temperature:56 °F (13 °C)
Water Temperature:56 °F (13 °C)
Dewpoint::NA
Wave Hgt/Dir:7.2 ft/NW
Dominant Wave Period:7 sec
Visibility:NA
  
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