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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, November 15th, 11:05am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Cape Suckling   6.9 ft 10 sec 201° 2-4 kt 300° 48.9 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 5 sec 330° --- --- 46.2 °F CAPE CLEARE   6.2 ft 10 sec --- 2-4 kt 240° --- Fairweather Ground   7.9 ft 11 sec --- 8-10 kt 350° 49.5 °F PORTLOCK BANK   4.9 ft 9 sec --- 12-14 kt 100° --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 4 sec --- 23-27 kt 40° 44.6 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   7.9 ft 10 sec 23° --- --- 41.7 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   10.5 ft 11 sec --- 4-6 kt 60° 48.9 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   5.9 ft 9 sec --- 19-23 kt 110° 46.9 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   6.9 ft 10 sec --- 8-10 kt 100° 48.6 °F ALBATROSS BANK   7.5 ft 6 sec --- 25-29 kt 80° --- SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   7.5 ft 10 sec 345° 10-12 kt 330° 44.1 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   5.9 ft 6 sec --- 21-25 kt 50° 47.5 °F SOUTH KODIAK   14.8 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 48.6 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   7.2 ft 11 sec --- 12-16 kt 320° 46.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.2 ft 10 sec 239° --- --- 50.9 °F Neah Bay   8.5 ft 12 sec 289° 19-21 kt 210° 52.9 °F NEW DUNGENESS   2.0 ft 8 sec 246° 10-12 kt 130° 49.5 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   8.9 ft 12 sec 286° 8-10 kt 160° 56.3 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.9 ft 12 sec 281° --- --- 52.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.2 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 53.2 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   6.9 ft 11 sec --- 6-8 kt 100° 54.3 °F WEST WASHINGTON   10.8 ft 14 sec --- --- --- --- Astoria Canyon, OR   8.2 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 54.5 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   9.8 ft 16 sec --- 2-4 kt 180° 56.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.5 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 54.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 51.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- 301° 12-16 kt 180° 63.7 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 350° 52.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.9 ft 12 sec 283° --- --- 52.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 290° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 283° 4-6 kt 340° 55.0 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 302° 6-8 kt 10° 63.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.2 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 57.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 54.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 277° 2-4 kt 20° 57.0 °F MONTEREY   5.2 ft 14 sec 289° 2-4 kt 100° 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 10° 57.7 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 61.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 58.6 °F Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 60.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   6.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 61.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 260° --- --- 66.0 °F SANTA MARIA   4.6 ft 14 sec 284° 6-8 kt 70° 63.7 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec 295° --- --- 61.5 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 65.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt --- --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 300° 65.3 °F Anacapa Passage, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 66.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 217° --- --- 64.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 177° 2 kt 220° 66.2 °F Santa Barbara Island North, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 66.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 64.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 288° 8-10 kt 310° 63.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 170° --- --- 67.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 172° --- --- 67.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 66.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 216° --- --- 66.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 222° --- --- 65.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 64.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 184° --- --- 66.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 256° --- --- 65.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 187° --- --- 65.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 14 sec 178° 0-2 kt --- 65.8 °F TANNER BANK   4.3 ft 15 sec 304° --- --- 66.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 40° 78.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 40° 78.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.9 ft 12 sec 327° 10-12 kt 110° 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 70° 78.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec 338° --- --- 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec 358° --- --- 77.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 354° --- --- 79.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 80.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 14 sec 154° --- --- 79.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 338° --- --- 79.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.0 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 80.4 °F WESTERN HAWAII   5.2 ft 13 sec 340° 12 kt --- 81.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 11° 16-17 kt 50° 81.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 15° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 11 sec 80° --- --- 83.5 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   5.2 ft 9 sec 40° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 11 sec 7° --- --- 83.7 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Barbara Region Harvest Buoy (CDIP 071) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WEST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46054) Yesterday Today -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 EAST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46053) Yesterday Today -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SOUTH SANTA ROSA ISLAND (NOAA 46069) Yesterday Today ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard 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

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

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

 

Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 151711 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 911 AM PST Thu Nov 15 2018 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 911 AM PST Thu Nov 15 2018 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 17Z...or 9 AM PST, a 1032 MB high was centered in Idaho, with a ridge extending to 600 NM NW of Point Conception, while a weak inverted trough was along the CA coast. This pattern is expected to change little through Fri. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 911 AM PST Thu Nov 15 2018 TODAY E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 911 AM PST Thu Nov 15 2018 TODAY N winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 911 AM PST Thu Nov 15 2018 TODAY NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 911 AM PST Thu Nov 15 2018 TODAY N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog with VSBY 1 nm or less after midnight. FRI NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog with VSBY 1 nm or less. FRI NIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 911 AM PST Thu Nov 15 2018 TODAY Eastern Portion, NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less early, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. MON W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 911 AM PST Thu Nov 15 2018 TODAY N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog with VSBY 1 nm or less after midnight. FRI Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog with VSBY 1 nm or less. FRI NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Kittell www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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