Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
153 FZUS56 KLOX 032035 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 135 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary PZZ600-041000- 135 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 18Z, or 11 AM PDT, a 1026 MB high was centered 900 NM W of Point Conception. A 1005 MB thermal low was centered near Las Vegas. $$ PZZ645-041000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 135 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt late. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 6 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt overnight. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ670-041000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 135 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt late. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 8 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ673-041000- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 135 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt late. Strongest northwestern portion. Combined seas 9 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds after midnight. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft at 7 seconds in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Strongest around Point Conception. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the evening, becoming 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ676-041000- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 135 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt late. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Strongest eastern portion. Combined seas 7 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 8 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 8 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ650-041000- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 135 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Western portion, NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 7 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...Western portion, NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...Western portion, NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds after midnight. .MON...Western portion. N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Western portion, NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. .TUE...Western portion, NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern portion, winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ655-041000- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 135 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest western portion. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...Western portion, W winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 7 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the evening, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds after midnight. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft. $$ RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles