Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
330 FZUS56 KLOX 070444 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 944 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary PZZ600-071730- 944 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 04Z, or 9 PM PDT, a 1006 MB low was over southern Nevada. A 1027 MB high was located 1300 NM W of Point Conception. Gale force winds will affect the outer waters at times through Tuesday night, with gusty winds spreading into portions of the inner waters at times. $$ PZZ645-071730- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 944 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ670-071730- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 944 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 9 to 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 9 to 11 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 9 to 10 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ673-071730- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 944 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 8 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds, building to 10 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest around Point Conception. Combined seas 9 to 10 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ676-071730- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 944 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the evening, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW of San Nicolas Island, NW winds 30 to 35 kt becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NW winds 25 to 30 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .WED...NW of San Nicolas Island, NW winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ650-071730- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 944 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...Western portion, W winds 20 to 25 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 15 to 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds after midnight. .TUE...Western portion, winds variable 10 kt or less becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, winds variable 10 kt or less becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...Western portion, W winds 20 to 30 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ655-071730- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 944 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. $$ Phillips www.weather.gov/losangeles