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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
147 PM PDT Thu May 23 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...

PZZ600-240945-
147 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 20Z, or 1 PM PDT, a 1031 MB surface high was
centered 900 NM west of San Fransisco. A 1001 MB thermal low was
centered in southern Nevada.

$$

PZZ645-240945-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
147 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

PZZ670-240945-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
147 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

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

$$

PZZ673-240945-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
147 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 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 20 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 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ676-240945-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
147 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

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

$$

PZZ650-240945-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
147 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

PZZ655-240945-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
147 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

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