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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, November 19th, 3:45am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Cape Suckling   9.5 ft 8 sec 122° 16-19 kt 150° 49.1 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 5 sec 329° --- --- 45.9 °F CAPE CLEARE   9.5 ft 9 sec 192° 23-29 kt 170° --- Fairweather Ground   12.5 ft 9 sec 186° 25-29 kt 110° 50.0 °F PORTLOCK BANK   6.9 ft 7 sec 141° 8-10 kt 80° --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 7 sec 227° 6-8 kt 130° 44.1 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   7.2 ft 8 sec 241° --- --- 41.2 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   11.5 ft 9 sec 209° 27-33 kt 140° 50.7 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   11.5 ft 8 sec --- 25-31 kt 160° 47.1 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   9.2 ft 8 sec --- 14-17 kt 180° 48.4 °F ALBATROSS BANK   11.2 ft 8 sec 307° 29-37 kt 300° --- SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   9.2 ft 9 sec 324° 17-21 kt 260° 43.9 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   16.4 ft 11 sec 234° 29-35 kt 300° 45.5 °F SOUTH KODIAK   10.8 ft 8 sec 236° --- --- 48.0 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   8.9 ft 9 sec 294° 21-27 kt 240° 46.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.2 ft 9 sec 216° --- --- 50.9 °F Neah Bay   3.6 ft 11 sec 267° 19-23 kt 110° 50.0 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   3.9 ft 10 sec 269° 14-16 kt 120° 55.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   2.6 ft 12 sec 264° --- --- 51.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.3 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 52.9 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   3.6 ft 11 sec 283° 8 kt 90° 53.2 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.2 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- --- Astoria Canyon, OR   3.3 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 54.0 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   3.9 ft 11 sec 271° 10-14 kt 170° 56.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 12 sec 282° --- --- 52.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 52.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 200° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 40° 52.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 53.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 70° 56.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 90° 56.5 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 140° 63.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 57.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 54.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 110° 54.5 °F MONTEREY   3.9 ft 13 sec 276° 4-6 kt 50° 61.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 30° 58.5 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 61.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 345° --- --- 59.2 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 63.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   4.3 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 61.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 63.3 °F SANTA MARIA   3.6 ft 13 sec 276° 6 kt 30° 61.7 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 61.7 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 63.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt --- --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2 kt 110° 64.9 °F Anacapa Passage, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 63.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 65.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 64.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 66.0 °F Santa Barbara Island North, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 65.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 64.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 292° 2 kt 180° 63.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 66.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 66.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 65.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 64.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 65.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 64.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 65.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 64.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 240° --- --- 65.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.6 ft 14 sec 277° 4-6 kt 100° 66.6 °F TANNER BANK   4.3 ft 12 sec 282° --- --- 66.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 77.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 77.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.6 ft 11 sec 315° 12-16 kt 60° 77.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 77.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 11 sec 354° --- --- 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 76.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.2 ft 11 sec 5° --- --- 78.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 12 sec 1° --- --- 78.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 10 sec 314° --- --- 80.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 6 sec 133° --- --- 79.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 12 sec 347° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 80.1 °F WESTERN HAWAII   7.5 ft 8 sec 74° 17-21 kt --- 81.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 40° 80.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 6 sec 90° --- --- 83.8 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   5.6 ft 12 sec 14° --- --- 86.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 12 sec 166° --- --- 84.4 °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 190433 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 833 PM PST Sun Nov 18 2018 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 833 PM PST Sun Nov 18 2018 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 04Z...or 8 PM PST, a 1030 MB high pressure ridge was located across Idaho and eastern Washington and a 990 MB low pressure center was in the Gulf of Alaska. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 833 PM PST Sun Nov 18 2018 TONIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Slight chance of rain after midnight. WED SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of rain in the evening, then slight chance of rain. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 833 PM PST Sun Nov 18 2018 TONIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Slight chance of rain in the evening, then chance of rain. WED S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 12 seconds. Rain in the morning, then rain likely. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of rain in the evening, then slight chance of rain. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers. FRI W winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 833 PM PST Sun Nov 18 2018 TONIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON 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. MON NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT S winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Slight chance of rain after midnight. WED S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 5 ft dominant period 12 seconds. Chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of rain in the evening, then slight chance of rain. THU NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. Slight chance of showers. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 833 PM PST Sun Nov 18 2018 TONIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Slight chance of rain after midnight. WED SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of rain. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then chance of rain. THU NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 833 PM PST Sun Nov 18 2018 TONIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 11 seconds. Slight chance of rain after midnight. WED SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely. WED NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then chance of rain. THU NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 833 PM PST Sun Nov 18 2018 TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt late in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. S swell 2 ft at 12 seconds. Slight chance of rain in the morning, then chance of rain. WED NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then chance of rain. THU NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft. Kj www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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