weather.gov     
National Weather Service

Watches, Warnings & Advisories
NWS Homepage

Small Craft Advisory


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

PZZ676-212330-
/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-
852 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 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT.THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND.
COMBINED SEAS AROUND 10 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

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

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

PZZ676-212315-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
845 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10
FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT...BECOMING
N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS AROUND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT.
.WED...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW
SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.

$$

U.S. Dept. of Commerce
NOAA National Weather Service
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
E-mail: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Page last modified: June 2, 2009
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: for Safety, for Work, for Fun - FOR LIFE