COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

 
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 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
 255 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE
 CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
 
 PZZ600-251800-
 255 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
 INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...
 AT 10Z...OR 2 AM PST...A 1036 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER
 THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION WITH A WEAK 1016 MB TROUGH ALONG THE
 SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST. WEAK TO MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL
 PERSIST ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH THU...WITH WEAK TO LOCALLY
 MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE INNER WATERS DURING THE LATE
 NIGHT THROUGH MORNING HOURS THROUGH THU. MODERATE TO LOCALLY
 STRONG NW FLOW WILL DEVELOP BY FRIDAY AND A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL
 WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK.
 
 

 
 PZZ670-251800-
 WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM-
 255 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL
 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THU...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
 THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 13
 SECONDS.
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT WITH
 GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY
 FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
 12 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
 .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
 SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
 .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
 .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
 10 FT. 
 
 

 
 PZZ673-251800-
 WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
 INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
 255 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 .TODAY...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
 THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 15
 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
 LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 13
 SECONDS.
 .THU...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT AT
 13 SECONDS.
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. 
 .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO
 13 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
 .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS
 11 TO 14 FT. 
 .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
 .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
 10 FT. 
 
 

 
 PZZ676-251800-
 OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
 OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
 255 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
 WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW
 SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THU...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW
 SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AT 13
 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 .THU NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT
 WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED
 SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
 AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
 PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
 .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
 SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
 .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
 .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. 
 
 

 
 PZZ650-251800-
 EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING
 SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
 255 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
 
 .TODAY...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 20
 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT WESTERN PORTION FROM VENTURA TO POINT
 MUGU IN THE MORNING...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT NEARSHORE LOCAL NE WINDS
 RINCON POINT TO POINT MUGU 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW
 SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THU...NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS. 
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
 VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W
 SWELL 2 TO 3 FT.
 .FRI...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25
 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST GUSTS IN WESTERN
 PORTION.  COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
 .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN WESTERN
 PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
 .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT..WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT IN
 WESTERN PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
 FT.
 .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO
 5 FT. 
 
 

 
 PZZ655-251800-
 INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
 CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
 255 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
 
 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN POINT MUGU AND
 MALIBU 15 TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. STRONGEST BELOW PASSES AND
 CANYONS...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS
 2 TO 4 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
 .TONIGHT...BETWEEN POINT MUGU AND MALIBU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO
 20 KT IN THE EVENING...OTHERWISE WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND
 WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
 .THU...NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. 
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL
 2 TO 3 FT. 
 .FRI...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
 WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST NEAR
 CHANNEL ISLANDS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
 .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY
 FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
 THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
 TO 3 TO 5 FT.
 .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO
 5 FT. 
 
 

 
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