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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Fri May 18 12:40:02 PDT 2012, Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Central Cook Inlet, AK 1.3 ft 4.3 sec --- --- 42 °F Cape Suckling 4.3 ft 11 sec 0-0 kt 100° 46 °F Fairweather Grounds 3.0 ft 11 sec 9-11 kt 230° 44 °F Northwest Gulf 9.5 ft 8 sec 21-27 kt 100° 43 °F Shelikof Strait, AK 6.9 ft 6 sec 27-33 kt 60° 41 °F BERING SEA 3.3 ft 9 sec 13-13 kt 60° --- Cape Edgecumbe Buoy AK 2.6 ft 16 sec 0-0 kt 230° 45 °F GULF OF AK 8.5 ft 9 sec 19-21 kt 120° 41 °F Central Gulf of Alaska Buoy --- --- 21-25 kt 120° 44 °F S.W. Bering Sea 3.6 ft 8 sec 7-9 kt 360° 38 °F Central Dixon Entrance Buoy 3.0 ft 6 sec 9-11 kt 260° 46 °F West Dixon Entrance 3.0 ft 7 sec 3-5 kt 170° 46 °F Shumagin Islands, AK 6.6 ft 8 sec 0-0 kt 280° 41 °F North Nomad 5.6 ft 5 sec 19-23 kt 140° 44 °F Nanakwa Shoal 0.7 ft 2 sec 9-11 kt 210° 52 °F North Hecate Strait 1.3 ft 14 sec 3-5 kt 270° 47 °F West Moresby 3.0 ft 15 sec 0-0 kt --- 47 °F South Moresby 3.0 ft 15 sec 3-5 kt 300° 47 °F Central Aleutians 6.9 ft 8 sec 17-19 kt 280° 39 °F West Sea Otter 2.6 ft 15 sec 5-7 kt 350° 50 °F Middle Nomad 4.6 ft --- 17-19 kt 170° 45 °F East Dellwood 3.6 ft 14 sec 5-9 kt 330° 48 °F Ocean Station, Papa 6.1 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 44 °F Sentry Shoal 0.3 ft 2 sec 3-3 kt 50° 51 °F South Brooks 3.6 ft 14 sec 13-15 kt 320° 47 °F Halibut Bank 0.7 ft 2 sec 1-3 kt 340° 51 °F La Perouse Bank 5.6 ft 7 sec 7-9 kt 280° 49 °F La Perouse Bank DWR, Canada (215) 5.2 ft 7 sec 0-0 kt 320° 49 °F South Nomad 3.6 ft 15 sec 13-15 kt 160° 46 °F New Dungeness, WA (Hein Bank) 2.6 ft 8 sec 3-5 kt 130° 51 °F CAPE ELIZABETH 6.6 ft 8 sec 5-7 kt 280° 51 °F Grays Harbor Buoy 5.6 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 51 °F Clatsop Spit, OR 4.9 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 52 °F Astoria Canyon, OR 6.3 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 52 °F WASHINGTON 4.6 ft 8 sec 7-9 kt --- 51 °F Tillamook, OR 6.2 ft 8 sec 5-7 kt 330° 54 °F STONEWALL BANKS 6.9 ft 10 sec 0-0 kt 320° 51 °F Umpqua Buoy 5.5 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 50 °F OREGON 4.6 ft 9 sec 0-0 kt 120° 53 °F ST GEORGES 6.9 ft 10 sec 21-25 kt 330° 48 °F SE PAPA 3.6 ft 8 sec 9-11 kt 270° 55 °F Humboldt Bay South Spit 6.7 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 50 °F Cape Mendocino 9.5 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 48 °F PT ARENA 7.5 ft 7 sec 21-25 kt 330° 49 °F Bodega Bay 7.9 ft 7 sec 19-25 kt 320° 48 °F CALIFORNIA 6.2 ft 10 sec 5-7 kt 350° 57 °F Point Reyes 10.7 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 50 °F San Francisco Bar 4.7 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 55 °F SAN FRANCISCO 6.2 ft 8 sec 17-21 kt --- 49 °F San Francisco Offshore 6.5 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 49 °F HALF MOON BAY 8.9 ft 9 sec 17-21 kt 320° 52 °F MONTEREY 9.5 ft 9 sec 21-25 kt 320° 52 °F Monterey Canyon 5.6 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 52 °F Monterey Bay West, CA 9.5 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 51 °F Cabrillo Point 4.1 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 53 °F Point Sur 9.1 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 53 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN 9.8 ft 11 sec 21-25 kt 330° 52 °F Diablo Canyon 5.5 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 53 °F SANTA MARIA 7.5 ft 9 sec 15-17 kt 170° 53 °F Harvest Buoy 10.7 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 53 °F Goleta Point Buoy 3.5 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 58 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA --- --- 25-0 kt 320° --- E. SANTA BARBARA 3.6 ft 7 sec 13-15 kt 270° 57 °F Anacapa Pass. Buoy 4.1 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 58 °F Santa Monica Bay 4.0 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 62 °F Santa Cruz Is South, CA 4.6 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 61 °F South Santa Rosa Island, CA 9.5 ft 9 sec 23-27 kt 320° 55 °F San Pedro 4.2 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 64 °F Dana Point 4.0 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 64 °F San Nicolas North 7.4 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 57 °F San Nicolas Is. 9.3 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 56 °F Camp Pendleton 4.1 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 65 °F Oceanside 4.8 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 64 °F San Elijo NSh. 4.3 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 64 °F Torrey Pines Outer 5.2 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 64 °F Scripps Pier 0.2 ft 8.0 sec 12-16 kt 210° 0 °F Mission Bay 5.4 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 65 °F Point Loma South 5.3 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 65 °F San Clemente Basin 6.6 ft 9 sec 13-15 kt 290° 61 °F TANNER BANKS 10.2 ft 8 sec 17-23 kt 320° 58 °F NW Hawaii 4.6 ft 8 sec 11-13 kt 100° 76 °F Northern Hawaii 5.2 ft 8 sec 11-13 kt 110° 74 °F Waimea Bay Buoy 3.7 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 76 °F Mokapu Point 5.2 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 76 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI 5.6 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 76 °F Kaumalapau 2.3 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 77 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI 5.4 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 76 °F W HAWAII 6.2 ft 8 sec 9-11 kt 60° 77 °F SE HAWAII 5.9 ft 8 sec 9-11 kt 60° 75 °F SW HAWAII --- --- 15-17 kt 80° 75 °F Ipan, Guam 4.9 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 86 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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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 Hawai�i Institute for Astronomy

 

Surf Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 818 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... Z600-182230- 818 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... D NATIONAL PARK...AT 15Z...OR 8 AM PDT...A 1024 MB HIGH WAS 600 NM W OF PT CONCEPTION AND A 1003 MB LOW WAS NEAR LAS VEGAS. NW GALES WILL AFFECT THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE INNER WATERS...WEAK TO MODERATE W TO NW FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 818 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. TUE NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 818 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN NW 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 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. TUE NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 818 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND...OTHERWISE NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND...OTHERWISE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 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 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. TUE NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 818 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WESTERN PORTION... OTHERWISE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. TONIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WESTERN PORTION...OTHERWISE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. SAT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SUN NIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT NW 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT WESTERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. TUE NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 818 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 TODAY SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. TONIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SUN NIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. TUE W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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