Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
247 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

PZZ676-211900-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0301.000000T0000Z-091123T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
247 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. SEAS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 10 FEET OR GREATER THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
246 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

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

PZZ676-211830-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
246 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NW OF SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5
TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4
TO 6 FT.

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