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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
101 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 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...

PZZ600-190830-
101 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 19Z, or 12 PM PDT, a 1024 mb high was over
the Aleutian Islands, a 1010 mb low was near Sacramento, and a 1007
mb low was near Needles.

$$

PZZ645-190830-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
101 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.MON...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ670-190830-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
101 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ673-190830-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
101 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft
at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ676-190830-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
101 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ650-190830-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
101 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to
20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming
NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ655-190830-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
101 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning, then a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.MON...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$



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