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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
327 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave
Detail format...

PZZ600-232330-
327 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 10Z, or 3 AM PDT, a 1031 MB surface high was
centered 900 NM west of San Fransisco. A 1001 MB thermal low was
centered in southern Nevada.

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PZZ645-232330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
327 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3
ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon
and evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

$$

PZZ670-232330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
327 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11
ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog and drizzle in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming
10 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt early, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8
ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

$$

PZZ673-232330-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
327 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and
drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11
ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog and drizzle in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2
ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt early, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8
ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.

$$

PZZ676-232330-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
327 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and
drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.

$$

PZZ650-232330-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
327 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog and
drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog and drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog and
drizzle in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt early, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt early, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-232330-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
327 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...S wind 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2
ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2
ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7
seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt early, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6
seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

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