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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
230 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

PZZ600-161700-
230 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND
NATIONAL PARK...AT 09Z...OR 2 AM PDT...A 1036 MB HIGH WAS 900 NM
OF SEATTLE AND A 1004 MB LOW WAS NEAR LAS VEGAS. ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NW FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRI. ACROSS THE INNER WATERS...WEAK TO MODERATE W TO NW FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH FRI. 



PZZ670-161700-
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM-
230 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO
9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 
4 TO 5 FT.



PZZ673-161700-
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
230 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO
9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...BECOMING 15 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 
4 TO 5 FT.



PZZ676-161700-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
230 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NW OF SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND...OTHERWISE NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. COMBINED SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS
ISLAND...OTHERWISE NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN 
THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE
EVENING. NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 
2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 
3 TO 5 FT.



PZZ650-161700-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING
SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
230 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...WESTERN PORTION...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO
30 KT. EASTERN PORTION...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. COMBINED SEAS
3 TO 5 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...WESTERN PORTION...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL 
GUSTS TO 30 KT. EASTERN PORTION...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
.THU...WESTERN PORTION...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.
EASTERN PORTION...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...WESTERN PORTION...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 30 KT. EASTERN PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...WESTERN PORTION...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS 
TO 35 KT. EASTERN PORTION...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. COMBINED SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...WESTERN PORTION...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EASTERN PORTION
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 
3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 
2 TO 4 FT.



PZZ655-161700-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
230 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL 
W 2 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT...STRONGEST
WESTERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL 
GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL
3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN 
THE EVENING...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND 
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SW 
5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 
3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 
2 TO 4 FT.



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