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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, January 25th, 5:40am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Western Prince William Sound   3.0 ft 3 sec 29-35 kt 270° 46 °F WEST ORCA BAY   4.6 ft 5 sec 17-21 kt 290° 44 °F Seal Rocks - Between Montague and Hinchinbrook Islands, AK   4.6 ft 11 sec 15-19 kt 340° 43 °F Cape Suckling   7.2 ft 10 sec 15-21 kt 260° 46 °F CAPE CLEARE --- --- --- 23-0 kt 280° --- PORTLOCK BANK   13.5 ft 10 sec 21-25 kt 300° 44 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   6.9 ft 7 sec 0-0 kt 90° 38 °F Cape Edgecumbe   14.1 ft 12 sec 17-23 kt 230° 47 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   10.5 ft 9 sec 0-0 kt 260° 44 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA -   9.5 ft 9 sec 15-21 kt 280° 45 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   7.2 ft 6 sec 23-29 kt 90° 39 °F Central Dixon Entrance Buoy   10.5 ft 13 sec 11-17 kt 250° 47 °F West Dixon Entrance   15.4 ft 12 sec 15-19 kt 230° 47 °F North Nomad   13.5 ft 11 sec 19-25 kt 220° 46 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   4.6 ft 10 sec 3-7 kt 250° 43 °F Nanakwa Shoal   0.3 ft 2 sec 9-9 kt 230° 43 °F SOUTH KODIAK   7.9 ft 10 sec 9-11 kt 340° 41 °F West Moresby   16.7 ft 13 sec 11-15 kt 240° 49 °F South Moresby   15.4 ft 14 sec 7-9 kt 260° 49 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.6 ft 6 sec 19-23 kt 140° 41 °F West Sea Otter   12.1 ft 12 sec 3-5 kt 180° 50 °F Middle Nomad   14.1 ft 11 sec 11-15 kt 220° 48 °F East Dellwood   13.5 ft 13 sec 5-7 kt 180° 51 °F Ocean Station, Papa   10.0 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 46 °F Sentry Shoal   3.3 ft 5 sec 13-15 kt 120° 47 °F South Brooks   11.8 ft 10 sec 13-15 kt 160° 51 °F Halibut Bank   1.0 ft 2 sec 11-13 kt 100° 46 °F Pat Bay --- --- 4 sec 7-7 kt 170° 48 °F Neah Bay,   8.9 ft 11 sec 5-9 kt 190° 50 °F New Dungeness   0.7 ft --- 5-7 kt 240° 48 °F Grays Harbor Buoy   7.3 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 53 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.7 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 50 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   8.9 ft 15 sec 7-9 kt 90° 55 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.9 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 55 °F WEST WASHINGTON   10.2 ft 11 sec 15-17 kt 190° 53 °F Tillamook, OR   8.9 ft 13 sec 0-0 kt 240° 52 °F STONEWALL BANK   9.5 ft 14 sec 0-0 kt 50° 54 °F Umpqua Buoy   8.8 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 55 °F PORT ORFORD   8.9 ft 14 sec 7-9 kt 20° 55 °F WEST OREGON   10.2 ft 11 sec 11-15 kt 180° 55 °F Humboldt Bay North Spit   8.1 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 55 °F Cape Mendocino   8.3 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 55 °F BODEGA BAY   7.5 ft 15 sec 11-15 kt 90° 55 °F Point Reyes   9.0 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 57 °F San Francisco Bar   6.2 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 56 °F SAN FRANCISCO   6.6 ft 15 sec 17-21 kt 80° 55 °F HALF MOON BAY   7.9 ft 15 sec 0-1 kt --- 58 °F MONTEREY   9.5 ft 15 sec 13-17 kt 90° 58 °F Monterey Canyon   6.5 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 57 °F Monterey Bay West, CA   9.0 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 59 °F Cabrillo Point   3.7 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 57 °F Point Sur   8.2 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 58 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   8.5 ft 16 sec 1-3 kt 40° 59 °F Diablo Canyon   6.8 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 63 °F SANTA MARIA   7.2 ft 16 sec 0-0 kt 190° 58 °F Harvest Buoy   7.6 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 60 °F Goleta Point Buoy   4.6 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 61 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   8.5 ft 16 sec 3-3 kt 340° 59 °F Anacapa Pass. Buoy   4.2 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 60 °F Santa Monica Bay   3.7 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 62 °F Santa Monica Basin   4.3 ft 14 sec 0-1 kt --- 62 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   9.2 ft 15 sec 5-7 kt 360° 60 °F San Pedro   4.0 ft 16.7 sec --- --- 62 °F Dana Point   2.5 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 62 °F San Nicolas Is.   8.8 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 62 °F Camp Pendleton   3.7 ft 16.7 sec --- --- 61 °F Oceanside   3.4 ft 16.7 sec --- --- 62 °F Torrey Pines Outer   4.0 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 62 °F Scripps Nearshore, CA   2.2 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 62 °F Scripps Pier --- --- 8.0 sec 1-4 kt 304° --- Mission Bay   4.8 ft 16.7 sec --- --- 62 °F Point Loma South   4.9 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 63 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   6.6 ft 16 sec 3-5 kt 330° 63 °F TANNER BANK   9.5 ft 16 sec 5-7 kt 50° 62 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   11.8 ft 15 sec 11-13 kt 20° 73 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   12.8 ft 15 sec 17-23 kt 350° 73 °F NORTHERN HAWAII TWO --- --- --- 17-0 kt 40° 75 °F Waimea Bay Buoy   10.2 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 75 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   5.2 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 75 °F Mokapu Point   6.2 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 75 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.4 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 76 °F Kaumalapau   4.5 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 77 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.2 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 77 °F WESTERN HAWAII   11.5 ft 13 sec 17-21 kt 50° 78 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   8.5 ft 15 sec 11-13 kt 10° 77 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   9.4 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 83 °F Ipan, Guam   5.1 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 83 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.0 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 86 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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 Goleta Point (CDIP 107) 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 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

 

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

 

7-day Swell Models Click to view in a new window... Swell models courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute / La Jolla Surfing

 

Marine Forecast COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 320 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2015 POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND NATIONAL PARK... 3 AM PST...A 1035 MB HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN UTAH AND A 988 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS CENTERED NEAR JUNEAU ALASKA. WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OFF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 320 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2015 TODAY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MON WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MON NIGHT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUE NIGHT NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 6 FT. WED N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. THU N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 320 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2015 TODAY WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MON WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MON NIGHT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUE NIGHT NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 6 FT. WED N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. THU N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W 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- 320 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2015 TODAY WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. TONIGHT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MON E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MON NIGHT SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 6 FT. WED N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. THU N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W 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- 320 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2015 TODAY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. TONIGHT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MON E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MON NIGHT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. WED NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. THU N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND- 320 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... TODAY N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. TONIGHT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MON E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MON NIGHT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. WED NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. THU N 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- 320 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... TODAY NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. TONIGHT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. MON E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MON NIGHT S 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 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUE E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. WED NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. THU N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. KJ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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