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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
820 PM PDT Wed May 22 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...

PZZ600-231545-
820 PM PDT Wed May 22 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 1033 MB surface high
was centered 1000 NM west of San Fransisco. A 999 MB thermal low
was centered over Utah.

$$

PZZ645-231545-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
820 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt,
becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 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 drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon
and evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon
and evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.

$$

PZZ670-231545-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
820 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10
ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10
ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.

$$

PZZ673-231545-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
820 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10
ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the
morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10
seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.

$$

PZZ676-231545-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
820 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle. Patchy
fog.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8
ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy drizzle after midnight. 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 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon,
becoming 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.

$$

PZZ650-231545-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
820 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Gusts to 20 kt across the western portion in the evening.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
Patchy fog.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4
ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the
morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 kt after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon, becoming
10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-231545-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
820 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 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 drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 kt, 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
13 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
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. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

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