Small Craft Advisory

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
909 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

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

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WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM-
909 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW LATE. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 9
TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT...
BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW
SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO
7 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL
11 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 11 TO
13 FT.

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
859 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010


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WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
859 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL BECOME NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

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