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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, August 19th, 1:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.3 ft 6 sec 154° 10-12 kt 150° 59.4 °F Cape Suckling   3.0 ft 15 sec 188° 4-6 kt 120° 60.4 °F Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 53.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   2.6 ft 14 sec 183° 8-10 kt 120° 57.7 °F Fairweather Grounds   2.6 ft 13 sec 223° 12-14 kt 160° 58.3 °F PORTLOCK BANK   4.3 ft 8 sec 99° 8 kt 10° 54.9 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   1.0 ft 8 sec 253° 4-6 kt 190° 58.8 °F Kodiak, AK   5.6 ft 8 sec 96° --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   2.6 ft 12 sec 201° 6 kt 70° 54.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   4.9 ft 8 sec 66° 14-16 kt 40° 59.9 °F ALBATROSS BANK   6.6 ft 8 sec 47° 14-16 kt 40° 59.2 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   2.6 ft 12 sec 204° 10-12 kt 40° 59.4 °F SOUTH KODIAK   4.3 ft 13 sec 155° 12-14 kt 20° 57.9 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   4.9 ft 8 sec 164° 8-10 kt 80° 55.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   7.9 ft 11 sec 122° 21-25 kt 80° 51.3 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.6 ft 10 sec 38° --- --- 59.2 °F Neah Bay   6.2 ft 10 sec 288° 4-6 kt 220° 53.6 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   5.9 ft 10 sec 321° 0-2 kt --- 61.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.9 ft 11 sec 303° --- --- 61.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 10 sec 292° --- --- 61.2 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   5.6 ft 10 sec 315° 2-4 kt 190° 64.2 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.2 ft --- 312° 8-10 kt --- --- Astoria Canyon, OR   5.6 ft 10 sec 310° --- --- 64.2 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   8.2 ft 10 sec 311° 2-4 kt 320° 66.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 11 sec 315° --- --- 64.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 326° --- --- 57.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 170° 70.7 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 260° 57.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 330° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 180° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 54.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 140° 70.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 57.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 252° --- --- 59.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 260° 57.2 °F MONTEREY   3.6 ft 14 sec 265° 4-6 kt 250° 61.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 220° 60.8 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 61.5 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 351° --- --- 59.5 °F Point Sur, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 61.7 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 59.0 °F SANTA MARIA   3.6 ft 9 sec 303° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 63.5 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 60.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   3.9 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10 kt 260° 65.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 212° --- --- 72.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° --- Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 265° --- --- 65.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 68.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 310° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 274° --- --- 72.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 71.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 307° --- --- 59.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 71.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 72.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 285° --- --- 72.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 73.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 260° --- --- 66.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 250° --- --- 71.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 300° 67.8 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 63.7 °F Kuroshio Extension Observatory   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 335° 84.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 100° 81.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 100° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   5.6 ft 8 sec 115° 6-8 kt 110° 80.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 80° --- Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- --- Waimea Bay, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 81.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 62° --- --- 81.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 75° --- --- 81.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 83.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 175° --- --- 82.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 83.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 82° --- --- 81.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   4.9 ft 8 sec 90° --- --- 81.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- --- --- --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   2.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 85.1 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   3.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   2.3 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 85.3 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   3.9 ft 14 sec 182° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 82.8 °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 191555 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 855 AM PDT Mon Aug 19 2019 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 855 AM PDT Mon Aug 19 2019 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z, or 8 AM PDT, a 1018 MB surface high was located about 700 NM northwest of Point Conception. A 1008 MB thermal low was centered near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 855 AM PDT Mon Aug 19 2019 TODAY Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 7 seconds, subsiding to 4 ft at 7 seconds after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Combined seas 7 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds after midnight. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 855 AM PDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 4 to 5 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 6 seconds. THU NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. FRI W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 855 AM PDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt by the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. THU NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 855 AM PDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 6 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt by the afternoon. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. THU NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 855 AM PDT Mon Aug 19 2019 TODAY Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft. FRI SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 855 AM PDT Mon Aug 19 2019 TODAY Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. THU SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. FRI S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Sweet www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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