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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
216 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

PZZ600-260600-
216 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND
NATIONAL PARK...AT 21Z...OR 2 PM PDT...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND A 1008 MB LOW WAS NEAR LAS VEGAS.
ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS AND PORTIONS OF THE NEAR SHORE
WATERS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NW FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MON NIGHT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED. ACROSS THE INNER WATERS
SOUTH OF PT MUGU...WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE W TO NW FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUN...WITH STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
THROUGH WED.

$$

PZZ645-260600-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
216 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...STRONGEST
WEST PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14
SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST WEST PORTION. COMBINED
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 3 TO
5 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 8 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...BECOMING
10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

$$

PZZ670-260600-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
216 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO
9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...BECOMING
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

$$

PZZ673-260600-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
216 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS
8 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO
9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

$$

PZZ676-260600-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
216 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND IN THE
MORNING. OTHERWISE NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20
KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. STRONGEST NW
OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND PATCHY DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO
9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

$$

PZZ650-260600-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
216 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. STRONGEST
WESTERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 2
FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 3 TO 4
FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WESTERN
PORTION...OTHERWISE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION. COMBINED
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE
EVENING. W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WESTERN PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT...BECOMING
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WESTERN PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NW 15 TO
25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ655-260600-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
216 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL
W 2 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 18 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT.
STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. PATCHY
DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WESTERN
PORTION IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...
BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WESTERN PORTION IN
THE MORNING. OTHERWISE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NW 15 TO
25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO
6 FT.

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