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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
235 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 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...

PZZ600-182245-
235 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 09Z, or 2 AM PDT, a 1027 mb surface high was
centered 1000 NM NW of Los Angeles, while a 997 mb low was over
Las Vegas. Gale force wind gusts and steep seas are expected
through late tonight across the outer waters.

$$

PZZ645-182245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
235 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to
15 kt late this morning. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10
seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9
seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12
seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ670-182245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
235 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10
seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5
ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ673-182245-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
235 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt late this
morning. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2
ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming light late. Seas 4 to 5
ft. Wave Detail:

NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ676-182245-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
235 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt late this
morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8
ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 5
to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ650-182245-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
235 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2
ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON 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.
.TUE...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.
.TUE 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. Patchy
fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ655-182245-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
235 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt possible,
becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2
to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2
ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.MON...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, decreasing to 5 to 10 kt late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:  2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE 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 and S 2
ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

Lewis

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