Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
650 FZUS56 KLOX 051623 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 923 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary PZZ600-060515- 923 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z, or 9 AM PDT, a 994 MB low was centered in Nevada. Gusty to gale force winds will affect the waters into tonight, with gusty winds continuing across the outer waters through the middle of the week. $$ PZZ645-060515- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 923 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds, building to 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 10 seconds. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt in morning, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ670-060515- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 923 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Combined seas 7 to 8 ft dominant period 10 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 35 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds, building to 10 to 12 ft dominant period 9 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 11 to 13 ft dominant period 10 seconds. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ673-060515- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 923 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds, becoming 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt late. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the in the afternoon. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 9 seconds, building to 11 to 13 ft dominant period 9 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 11 to 13 ft dominant period 10 seconds. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ676-060515- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 923 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds, becoming 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt late. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 10 seconds. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ650-060515- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 923 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 6 seconds, becoming 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds after midnight. .MON...Western portion, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Western portion, W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...Western portion, W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, winds variable 10 kt or less becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 9 seconds, building to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...Western portion, W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 20 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 after midnight. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 10 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ655-060515- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 923 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Northwestern portion, W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 8 seconds, becoming 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northwestern portion, W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the evening, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds after midnight. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt early, becoming SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles