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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
819 PM PDT Mon May 27 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...

PZZ600-281545-
819 PM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 02Z, or 7 PM PDT, a 1026 mb surface high was
600 NM west of Point Conception and a 1008 mb thermal low was near
Las Vegas. Gusty northwest winds will continue over the outer
waters through much of the week, with a chance of Gales Wednesday
afternoon through Wednesday night. Hazardous seas are expected
Tuesday into Thursday evening across the outer waters.

$$

PZZ645-281545-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12
seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 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 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt with gusts to
30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon and evening,
becoming NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the evening,
becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ670-281545-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
7 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon
and evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ673-281545-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
819 PM PDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
7 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds,
NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon,
becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.

$$

PZZ676-281545-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
819 PM PDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 15 to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind 15 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 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ650-281545-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
819 PM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 kt, becoming SW 5 kt in the afternoon, becoming W
in the evening, becoming 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon and evening,
becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
7 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-281545-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
819 PM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...SE wind 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds, W 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...E wind 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon, becoming W in the
evening, becoming 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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