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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Fri Jan 27 12:40:02 PST 2012, Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks 3.9 ft 10 sec 0-1 kt --- 37 °F Cape Suckling 9.8 ft 11 sec 0-0 kt 240° 40 °F Fairweather Grounds 10.2 ft 11 sec 11-17 kt 280° 42 °F Northwest Gulf 8.2 ft 8 sec 5-9 kt 240° 39 °F Shelikof Strait, AK 2.3 ft 5 sec 5-7 kt 130° 38 °F BERING SEA 2.3 ft 15 sec 13-17 kt 80° --- GULF OF AK 8.9 ft 10 sec 9-15 kt 210° 38 °F Albatross Banks AK --- --- 27-0 kt 110° --- Central Gulf of Alaska Buoy --- --- 13-0 kt 230° --- S.W. Bering Sea 5.6 ft 7 sec 17-21 kt 80° 37 °F Central Dixon Entrance Buoy 14.1 ft 12 sec 13-21 kt 270° 42 °F West Dixon Entrance 15.1 ft 12 sec 13-17 kt 270° 44 °F Shumagin Islands, AK 5.2 ft 5 sec 21-27 kt 80° 37 °F North Nomad 13.1 ft 10 sec 11-15 kt 260° 40 °F Nanakwa Shoal 1.6 ft 3 sec 17-0 kt 220° 42 °F North Hecate Strait 4.6 ft 4 sec 5-7 kt 300° 43 °F West Moresby 14.4 ft 12 sec 17-21 kt 260° 42 °F South Moresby 18.0 ft 12 sec 17-21 kt 240° 44 °F Central Aleutians 12.1 ft 8 sec 29-37 kt 70° 37 °F West Sea Otter 12.1 ft 13 sec 19-25 kt 200° 45 °F Middle Nomad 12.1 ft 11 sec 7-11 kt 220° 44 °F East Dellwood 13.1 ft 12 sec 17-21 kt 230° 46 °F Ocean Station, Papa 8.3 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 42 °F Sentry Shoal 0.7 ft 3 sec 3-3 kt 250° 45 °F South Brooks --- --- 9-0 kt 210° --- Halibut Bank 1.0 ft 3 sec 11-13 kt 110° 43 °F La Perouse Bank 12.5 ft 12 sec 11-15 kt 210° 46 °F Neah Bay, WA (Traffic Separation Lighted Buoy) 9.8 ft 13 sec 9-11 kt 200° 46 °F South Nomad 10.8 ft 12 sec 11-15 kt 150° 45 °F New Dungeness, WA (Hein Bank) 1.0 ft 14 sec 5-7 kt 150° 45 °F CAPE ELIZABETH 13.5 ft 12 sec 5-9 kt 80° 46 °F Grays Harbor Buoy 9.3 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 46 °F Clatsop Spit, OR 9.0 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 46 °F COL RIVER BAR 10.2 ft 13 sec 7-11 kt 40° 47 °F Astoria Canyon, OR 12.2 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 48 °F WASHINGTON 10.8 ft 13 sec 15-19 kt --- 48 °F Tillamook, OR 11.8 ft 13 sec 1-3 kt 30° 47 °F STONEWALL BANKS 10.2 ft 14 sec 5-9 kt 100° 48 °F Umpqua Buoy 8.2 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 49 °F OREGON 8.9 ft 12 sec 0-0 kt 210° 52 °F ST GEORGES 8.2 ft 11 sec 1-1 kt 360° 50 °F Humboldt Bay North Spit 9.0 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 51 °F EEL RIVER 8.9 ft 11 sec 9-11 kt 10° 51 °F SE PAPA 8.5 ft 13 sec 21-25 kt 160° 53 °F Humboldt Bay South Spit 7.6 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 52 °F Cape Mendocino 8.8 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 51 °F PT ARENA 8.9 ft 13 sec 15-17 kt 340° 52 °F Bodega Bay 9.2 ft 12 sec 13-17 kt 320° 51 °F CALIFORNIA 7.5 ft 13 sec 5-5 kt 40° 55 °F Point Reyes 9.7 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 53 °F San Francisco Bar 8.7 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 52 °F SAN FRANCISCO 7.2 ft 13 sec 11-13 kt 320° 52 °F San Francisco Offshore 8.0 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 52 °F HALF MOON BAY 10.5 ft 13 sec 13-15 kt 340° 53 °F MONTEREY 10.5 ft 14 sec 15-17 kt 320° 54 °F Monterey Canyon 8.0 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 55 °F Monterey Bay West, CA 10.2 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 53 °F Cabrillo Point 5.3 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 54 °F Point Sur 10.3 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 54 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN 9.8 ft 13 sec 19-23 kt 320° 54 °F Diablo Canyon 7.3 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 53 °F SANTA MARIA 9.8 ft 15 sec 11-13 kt 350° 55 °F Harvest Buoy 9.9 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 55 °F Goleta Point Buoy 4.3 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 58 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA 9.8 ft 14 sec 17-21 kt 320° 55 °F E. SANTA BARBARA 6.6 ft 15 sec 5-7 kt 230° 58 °F Anacapa Pass. Buoy 5.0 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 57 °F Santa Monica Bay 3.2 ft 11.8 sec --- --- 59 °F Santa Cruz Is South, CA 5.6 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 56 °F Santa Monica Basin 6.2 ft 15 sec 3-3 kt 310° 59 °F South Santa Rosa Island, CA 10.2 ft 14 sec 19-23 kt 320° 55 °F San Pedro 5.2 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 59 °F Dana Point 4.6 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 59 °F San Nicolas North 9.8 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 57 °F San Nicolas Is. 11.2 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 57 °F Camp Pendleton 3.7 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 58 °F Oceanside 5.1 ft 16.7 sec --- --- 58 °F San Elijo NSh. 4.7 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 58 °F Torrey Pines Outer 6.1 ft 16.7 sec --- --- 59 °F Mission Bay 6.0 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 59 °F San Clemente Basin --- --- 7-9 kt 360° 59 °F TANNER BANKS 13.1 ft 15 sec 19-23 kt 340° 58 °F NW Hawaii 6.6 ft 10 sec 3-5 kt 320° 74 °F Northern Hawaii 7.5 ft 10 sec 11-13 kt 190° 74 °F Northern Hawaii 7.9 ft 10 sec 11-13 kt 180° 73 °F Waimea Bay Buoy 5.2 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 76 °F Mokapu Point 5.2 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 75 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI 7.0 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 75 °F Kaumalapau 3.4 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 76 °F W HAWAII 7.2 ft 12 sec 3-5 kt 110° 77 °F SE HAWAII --- --- 15-0 kt 90° --- SW HAWAII --- --- 9-11 kt 90° 76 °F Ipan, Guam 5.2 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 83 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Harvest Buoy 7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Harvest Buoy Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute / La Jolla Surfing

 

Current Wind Conditions Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaiâ€�i Institute for Astronomy

 

Surf Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

7-day Swell Model     7-day Wave Height Forecast    7-day Swell Period Forecast Swell model courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute / La Jolla Surfing

 

Marine Forecast COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 817 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... Z600-272345- 817 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... D NATIONAL PARK...AT 16Z...OR 8 AM PST...A 1039 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS BUILDING INTO THE GREAT BASIN...EXTENDING WEST TO A 1035 MB HIGH 100 NM W OF PORTLAND. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER THE SW CALIFORNIA WATERS. MODERATE N WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH A LARGE NW SWELL. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE INNER WATERS SOUTH OF VENTURA TODAY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 817 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TONIGHT N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. SUN N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT. MON NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. TUE N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 6 TO 7 FT. WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 817 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TONIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SAT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SAT NIGHT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. SUN NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT. MON NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. TUE N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 6 TO 7 FT. OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 817 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SAT NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SAT NIGHT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. SUN NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT. MON NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. TUE N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 817 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT S OF VENTURA...OTHERWISE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT S OF VENTURA. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SAT NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF VENTURA...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SAT NIGHT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. SUN WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. SUN NIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. MON NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. TUE N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 817 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS WEST PORTION. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TONIGHT NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM POINT MUGU TO SANTA MONICA AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SAT NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. SUN WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. SUN NIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. MON S WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. TUE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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