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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Diego CA
212 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm

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212 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.Synopsis for the far Southern California coast...
At 1 AM, a 1023 mb high was 500 NM west of Punta Eugenia, Mexico
and a 1009 mb low was over Boise, Idaho. Weak to moderate onshore
flow will continue through Friday. Strong southerly winds and
choppy conditions are expected Friday night and Saturday morning
as a storm arrives. A distinct wind shift from south to west will
occur with a front moving through the coastal waters Saturday
morning, with weaker winds and less chop thereafter. There is a
slight chance of thunderstorms Saturday night through Sunday.

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Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out
to 30 nm-
212 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet
or less...becoming 3 feet this afternoon. Swell west 2 to 3 feet
at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around
3 feet in the evening...becoming 2 feet or less. Swell northwest
3 to 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Wind west 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 3 to 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Wind south 10 to 20 knots. Gusts to
15 knots25 knots after midnight. Wind waves around 2 feet or
less...becoming 4 to 5 feet after midnight. Swell west 2 to
3 feet at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Wind south 15 to 20 knots...becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to
6 feet...subsiding to 3 feet in the afternoon. Swell west 2 to
4 feet at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Wind south 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
20 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less...becoming 3 feet
after midnight. Swell west 3 to 5 feet. Rain. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Wind south 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. Wind waves
around 3 feet. Swell west 4 to 7 feet. Swell south 3 feet in the
afternoon. Rain likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Wind south 10 knots in the evening...becoming
variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 4 to 7 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A chance of rain.
.MONDAY...Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming west
10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of rain.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 10 knots in the evening...becoming
variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 30 to
60 nm out including San Clemente Island-
212 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet
or less. Swell west 2 to 4 feet at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Wind
waves around 4 feet. Swell northwest 4 to 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Wind west 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in the morning.
Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Swell west 3 to 4 feet at
10 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Wind south 10 to 20 knots. Gusts to
15 knots25 knots after midnight. Wind waves around 2 feet or
less...becoming 4 to 5 feet after midnight. Swell west 2 to
4 feet at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots...becoming 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 west 3 to
6 feet at 13 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Wind south 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around
2 feet or less...becoming 3 feet after midnight. Swell west 4 to
7 feet. Rain. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Wind south 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. Wind waves
around 3 feet in the morning...becoming 2 feet or less. Swell
west 5 to 8 feet. Swell south 3 feet in the morning. Rain likely
in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
rain in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or
less. Swell west 4 to 7 feet. A chance of rain with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.MONDAY...Wind northwest 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or
less. Swell west 3 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in the
evening. Wind waves around 3 feet in the evening...becoming
2 feet or less. Swell west 2 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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