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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

PZZ600-251145-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND
NATIONAL PARK...AT 02Z...OR 7 PM PDT...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD NEAR SHORE THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE S OVER THE AREA MON THROUGH TUE. A GALE WATCH FOR INCREASING
NW WINDS IS IN EFFECT SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT.

$$

PZZ645-251145-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 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...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO
35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7
SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO
35 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ670-251145-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 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 8
TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO
10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE
EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO
35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO
35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

$$

PZZ673-251145-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 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
7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING.
COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO
35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7
SECONDS...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO
35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.

$$

PZZ676-251145-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 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. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS
ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT NW OF SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH
POSSIBLE FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO
12 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
11 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

$$

PZZ650-251145-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT.
STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. STRONGEST WINDS W PORTION.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WESTERN
PORTION...OTHERWISE NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.WED...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ655-251145-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

$$

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