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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
201 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

PZZ600-170945-
201 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 20Z, or 1 PM PDT, a 1034 MB high was about
300 NM W of Portland and a 1014 MB low was centered near Needles,
CA with a trough of low pressure extending along the SW CA coast.

$$

PZZ645-170945-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
201 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to
15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell
NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable
10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable
10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed
swell NW 3 to 4 ft and S 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog.

$$

PZZ670-170945-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
201 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas
7 to 9 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to
7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW
swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed
swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell
NW 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined
seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. Patchy fog.

$$

PZZ673-170945-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
201 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 8 to 9 ft dominant
period 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to
7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW
swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed
swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell
NW 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. Patchy fog.

$$

PZZ676-170945-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
201 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening,
becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island.
Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW
4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to
10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW
3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves
2 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog.

$$

PZZ650-170945-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
201 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the
evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming SE. Wind waves
2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. S swell 2 ft in the
evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to
3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to
10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...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 3 ft at 8 seconds.
S swell 2 ft in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the
evening, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft. Patchy fog.

$$

PZZ655-170945-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
201 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming SW 5 to
10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft at 9
seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.WED...S 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 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed
swell W 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 9 seconds
and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable
10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 7 seconds
and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming SW 5 to
10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 3 ft.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W
2 to 4 ft and S 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W
2 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog.

$$

Sirard

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