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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Fri Dec 6 07:10:03 PST 2013, Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks - Between Montague and Hinchinbrook Islands, AK --- --- 7-7 kt 100° 44 °F CAPE CLEARE 4.6 ft 10 sec 13-15 kt 70° 45 °F Fairweather Ground 3.3 ft 9 sec 3-3 kt 330° 46 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK 4.6 ft 5 sec 23-27 kt 40° 43 °F Cape Edgecumbe 3.6 ft 12 sec 1-3 kt 130° 44 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA 5.6 ft 9 sec 0-0 kt 280° 43 °F ALBATROSS BANK 5.9 ft 10 sec 17-21 kt 120° 42 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA 14.4 ft 12 sec 0-0 kt 320° 41 °F Central Dixon Entrance Buoy 5.9 ft 6 sec 21-27 kt 50° 46 °F West Dixon Entrance 5.9 ft 6 sec 13-17 kt 70° 47 °F North Nomad 4.9 ft 10 sec 9-13 kt 100° 46 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS --- --- 27-33 kt 130° 43 °F Nanakwa Shoal 2.3 ft 3 sec 25-29 kt 50° 44 °F SOUTH KODIAK 9.2 ft 8 sec 23-27 kt 110° 44 °F South Moresby 5.6 ft 12 sec 19-27 kt 40° 47 °F West Sea Otter 6.2 ft 6 sec 21-25 kt 50° --- Middle Nomad 5.9 ft --- 15-19 kt 40° 48 °F East Dellwood 6.9 ft 7 sec 21-27 kt 30° 48 °F Ocean Station, Papa 6.4 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 50 °F Sentry Shoal 0.7 ft 3 sec 11-13 kt 40° 46 °F South Brooks 5.2 ft 7 sec 9-11 kt 80° 48 °F Halibut Bank 2.0 ft 5 sec 11-15 kt 100° 45 °F Neah Bay, --- --- 23-27 kt 70° 46 °F South Nomad 7.2 ft 7 sec 19-23 kt 30° 51 °F New Dungeness 2.3 ft 5 sec 19-25 kt 40° 46 °F CAPE ELIZABETH 4.3 ft 5 sec 23-29 kt --- 47 °F Grays Harbor Buoy 2.9 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 47 °F Clatsop Spit, OR 3.5 ft 3.2 sec --- --- 48 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR 4.3 ft 5 sec 19-23 kt 90° 47 °F Tillamook, OR 6.6 ft 7 sec 15-21 kt 80° 51 °F STONEWALL BANK 4.3 ft 4 sec 15-19 kt 110° 50 °F Umpqua Buoy 5.2 ft 5.6 sec --- --- 50 °F PORT ORFORD 5.9 ft 5 sec 21-27 kt 170° 48 °F WEST OREGON 7.2 ft 8 sec 19-25 kt 330° 56 °F ST GEORGES 3.3 ft 8 sec 13-17 kt 150° 47 °F Humboldt Bay North Spit 3.5 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 51 °F Cape Mendocino 3.0 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 50 °F PT ARENA 3.3 ft 8 sec 7-9 kt 90° 53 °F BODEGA BAY 4.3 ft 7 sec 11-13 kt 340° 53 °F Point Reyes 5.2 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 54 °F San Francisco Bar 3.5 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 52 °F SAN FRANCISCO 4.9 ft 8 sec 11-13 kt --- --- MONTEREY 4.9 ft 8 sec 9-11 kt 80° 54 °F Monterey Canyon 3.4 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 54 °F Monterey Bay West, CA 5.0 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 55 °F Cabrillo Point 1.6 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 55 °F Point Sur 5.3 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 55 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN 4.9 ft 7 sec 9-11 kt 340° 55 °F Diablo Canyon 3.3 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 55 °F SANTA MARIA 4.6 ft 7 sec 5-7 kt 70° 55 °F Harvest Buoy 6.5 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 58 °F Goleta Point Buoy 2.8 ft 5.6 sec --- --- 59 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA 4.9 ft 9 sec 17-21 kt 330° 58 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA 3.0 ft 6 sec 7-9 kt 360° 58 °F Anacapa Pass. Buoy 3.2 ft 6.7 sec --- --- 59 °F Santa Monica Bay 3.1 ft 5.9 sec --- --- 61 °F Santa Cruz Basin 4.0 ft 5.6 sec --- --- 59 °F Santa Monica Basin 3.6 ft 6 sec 1-3 kt 350° 61 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA 6.9 ft 10 sec 19-25 kt 320° 56 °F San Pedro 2.7 ft 5.6 sec --- --- 62 °F Dana Point 2.4 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 62 °F San Nicolas Is. 7.1 ft --- --- --- 58 °F Camp Pendleton 2.5 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 61 °F Oceanside 2.9 ft 6.7 sec --- --- 62 °F Scripps Nearshore, CA 2.5 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 62 °F Scripps Pier 0.2 ft 7.0 sec 9-12 kt 105° 0 °F Mission Bay 3.5 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 62 °F Point Loma South 4.0 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 63 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN 4.9 ft 8 sec 7-9 kt 280° 62 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE 8.2 ft 7 sec 17-23 kt 280° 68 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO 7.2 ft 11 sec 15-19 kt 360° 75 °F NORTHERN HAWAII TWO --- --- 13-0 kt 140° --- Waimea Bay Buoy 5.0 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 78 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI 4.2 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 78 °F Mokapu Point 4.4 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 78 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI 6.3 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 78 °F Kaumalapau 2.2 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 79 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI 5.7 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 79 °F WESTERN HAWAII 4.9 ft 11 sec 5-7 kt 90° 80 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII 6.2 ft 13 sec 13-15 kt 90° 78 °F Tanapag, Saipan 4.8 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 84 °F Ritidian Point, Guam 4.7 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 84 °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 Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Surf Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

7-day Swell Models Click to launch:         Swell models courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute / La Jolla Surfing

 

Marine Forecast COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 251 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013 POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... Z600-061745- 251 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013 SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... D NATIONAL PARK...AT 10Z...OR 2 AM PST...A 1028 MB HIGH WAS LOCATED 600 NM W OF POINT CONCEPTION...WITH A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. A LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL MOVE S OVER THE AREA EARLY SAT THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD OVER THE AREA SUN THROUGH MON. POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 251 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TODAY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. TONIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SUN N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT. MON NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. TUE N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 251 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TODAY N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 5 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. SAT W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SUN N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. MON NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 TO 6 FT. TUE N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 FT. WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 251 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TODAY NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SUN N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUN NIGHT N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. MON NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 TO 6 FT. TUE N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 251 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TODAY NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY MORNING. COMBINED SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SUN NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. MON NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW 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 CA INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND- 251 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TODAY WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 1 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. MON E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. TUE NW WINDS 5 TO 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 ANACAPA ISLANDS- 251 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TODAY WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. TONIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SAT W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY NOON. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. SAT NIGHT W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT LATE. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SUN N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 1 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. MON NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. TUE N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. 31 WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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