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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
256 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

PZZ600-221700-
256 AM PDT WED MAY 22 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...HIGH PRESSURE WAS OVER
THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND A 1000 MB LOW WAS OVER EASTERN NEVADA.
ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NW FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THU NIGHT. ACROSS THE INNER WATERS...MODERATE
W TO NW FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU NIGHT.

$$

PZZ645-221700-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
256 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...BECOMING
15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS
6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS
5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING
N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.

$$

PZZ670-221700-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS
8 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.

$$

PZZ673-221700-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
256 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS...BUILDING
TO 13 TO 16 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
10 TO 13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING..
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.

$$

PZZ676-221700-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
256 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT NW OF
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND...OTHERWISE NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. STRONGEST
NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. STRONGEST NW OF
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10
SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND.
COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING
10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.

$$

PZZ650-221700-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
256 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...WESTERN PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EASTERN PORTION
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...WESTERN PORTION...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO
35 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. EASTERN PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO
9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
.THU...WESTERN PORTION...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO
25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EASTERN PORTION
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...WESTERN PORTION...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. EASTERN
PORTION...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT
WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...W 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. W SWELL
3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO
4 FT. PATCHY FOG.

$$

PZZ655-221700-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
256 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WESTERN
PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WESTERN
PORTION IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE EVENING...BECOMING SE 10 KT OR LESS. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN
THE EVENING WESTERN PORTION. OTHERWISE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. COMBINED SEAS
4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 5 TO
10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND
S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL
W 2 TO 3 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL
W 2 TO 4 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.

$$

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