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

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

PZZ600-251700-
222 AM 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 09Z...OR 2 AM PDT...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND A 1005 MB LOW WAS NEAR LAS VEGAS.
ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NW FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MON. ACROSS THE INNER WATERS...WEAK TO LOCALLY
MODERATE W TO NW FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON.

$$

PZZ645-251700-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
222 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.TODAY...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 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS
5 TO 7 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
10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING.

$$

PZZ670-251700-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
222 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE
IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG 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 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 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING.

$$

PZZ673-251700-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
222 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

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

$$

PZZ676-251700-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
222 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

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

$$

PZZ650-251700-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
222 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

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

$$

PZZ655-251700-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
222 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL
W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED
SWELL W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 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
AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT.
STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL
W 2 TO 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 25 KT WESTERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL
W 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WESTERN
PORTION IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING.

$$

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