Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
591 FZUS56 KLOX 161546 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 846 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 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... PZZ600-170430- 846 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z, or 8 AM PDT, a 1028 mb surface high was centered 1000 NM W of Portland, Oregon, while a 998 mb thermal low was located over Central Nevada. As an upper level low pressure system passes overhead through late tonight, low end Gale Force wind gusts are expected thru the Santa Barbara Channel to the waters near Point Dume Monday afternoon and evening, with dangerous short- period steep, choppy seas. Boaters should remain in safe harbor from Monday afternoon and until conditions improve. $$ PZZ645-170430- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 846 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ670-170430- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 846 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ673-170430- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 846 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ676-170430- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 846 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ650-170430- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 846 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt, with gusts to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ655-170430- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 846 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain 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. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ Lewis www.weather.gov/losangeles