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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Diego CA
202 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm

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202 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.Synopsis for the far Southern California coast...
At 1 AM, a 1026 mb high was 700 NM west of Monterey and a 1008 mb
low was near Las Vegas. Stronger onshore flow will prevail today
into Saturday. A robust coastal eddy arrives Friday. Stronger
winds and choppy seas arrive Friday morning and continue into
Saturday morning, likely generating hazardous conditions,
especially in the outer waters. Weaker onshore flow will follow
for the rest of the weekend.

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Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out
to 30 nm-
202 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots. Gusts to 20 knots this
afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less...becoming 3 feet
this afternoon. Mixed swell west to 2 feet at 13 seconds and
south 3 feet at 16 seconds. Patchy drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around
3 feet in the evening...becoming 2 feet or less. Swell northwest
3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Wind west 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in the
afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Swell west 3 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in the
evening. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Swell west 3 to 4 feet
at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots...becoming west 10 to
20 knots with gusts to 25 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves
around 2 feet or less...becoming 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon.
Swell west 4 to 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 feet...subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after
midnight. Swell northwest 8 to 11 feet.
.SATURDAY...Wind west 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in the morning.
Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Swell west 6 to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 knots in the evening...becoming
variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 4 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Wind southeast 10 knots...becoming west in the
afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Swell west 3 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 10 knots in the evening...becoming
variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 3 to 4 feet.

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Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 30 to
60 nm out including San Clemente Island-
202 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet
or less. Mixed swell west 1 to 3 feet at 12 seconds and south
3 feet at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 3 feet in
the evening...becoming 2 feet or less. Mixed swell west 3 feet at
6 seconds and south 3 feet at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Wind west 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. Wind waves
around 2 feet or less. Swell west 3 feet at 5 seconds. Swell
south 3 feet in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots...becoming northwest
10 to 20 knots after midnight. Wind waves around 4 feet. Swell
northwest 3 to 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots...becoming 15 to 25 knots
in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 5 feet...
building to 5 to 7 feet in the afternoon. Swell northwest 4 to
7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 25 to 30 knots...becoming 20 to
30 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knots. Combined seas 13 to
16 feet.
.SATURDAY...Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots...becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to
6 feet...subsiding to 3 feet in the afternoon. Swell northwest
6 to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
20 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 feet in the evening...becoming 2 feet
or less. Swell northwest 4 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming west
10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 feet in the evening...becoming 2 feet or less.
Swell northwest 4 to 5 feet.

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