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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, April 16th, 5:40pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp WEST ORCA BAY --- --- --- 3-0 kt 350° 41 °F Seal Rocks - Between Montague and Hinchinbrook Islands, AK   3.3 ft 11 sec 11-13 kt 90° 41 °F CAPE CLEARE   4.9 ft 11 sec 15-19 kt 70° 42 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 4 sec 17-21 kt 40° 40 °F Cape Edgecumbe   5.9 ft 12 sec 5-5 kt 110° 44 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   6.2 ft 11 sec 0-0 kt 180° 42 °F ALBATROSS BANK   6.2 ft 14 sec 5-7 kt 280° 41 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   8.9 ft 8 sec 0-0 kt 310° 37 °F Central Dixon Entrance Buoy   4.9 ft 12 sec 19-23 kt 90° 44 °F West Dixon Entrance   8.9 ft 12 sec 19-23 kt 110° 45 °F North Nomad   8.5 ft 11 sec 11-15 kt 70° 44 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   9.2 ft 11 sec 9-11 kt 170° 41 °F SOUTH KODIAK   9.8 ft 12 sec 5-9 kt 230° 42 °F South Moresby   9.5 ft 12 sec 15-17 kt 190° 46 °F West Sea Otter   6.9 ft 11 sec 15-19 kt 180° --- Middle Nomad   9.2 ft 11 sec 9-11 kt 240° 46 °F East Dellwood   7.9 ft 11 sec 15-17 kt 190° 48 °F Ocean Station, Papa   9.1 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 47 °F Sentry Shoal   3.6 ft 5 sec 15-19 kt 170° 48 °F South Brooks   7.2 ft 12 sec 13-15 kt 190° 49 °F Halibut Bank   2.0 ft 4 sec 15-19 kt 90° 51 °F Neah Bay,   6.2 ft 11 sec 5-7 kt 200° 48 °F South Nomad   11.5 ft 11 sec 23-29 kt 200° 48 °F New Dungeness   0.7 ft --- 3-5 kt 140° 48 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   7.2 ft 11 sec 5-7 kt --- 51 °F Grays Harbor Buoy   7.6 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 51 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.9 ft 5.6 sec --- --- 51 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   8.2 ft 13 sec 17-19 kt 190° 52 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.7 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 52 °F Tillamook, OR   8.5 ft 13 sec 7-11 kt 220° 51 °F STONEWALL BANK   6.6 ft 11 sec 11-13 kt 200° 53 °F Umpqua Buoy   5.5 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 53 °F PORT ORFORD   5.2 ft 10 sec 9-11 kt 310° 53 °F WEST OREGON   8.9 ft 12 sec 11-13 kt 260° 54 °F ST GEORGES   5.9 ft 11 sec 17-21 kt 320° 47 °F Humboldt Bay North Spit   6.3 ft 11.8 sec --- --- 51 °F Cape Mendocino   7.1 ft 11.8 sec --- --- 50 °F PT ARENA --- --- --- 27-33 kt 330° 51 °F BODEGA BAY   9.8 ft 6 sec 23-29 kt 310° 50 °F Point Reyes   13.4 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 51 °F San Francisco Bar   6.3 ft 11.8 sec --- --- 56 °F SAN FRANCISCO   8.2 ft 11 sec 17-21 kt --- --- MONTEREY   10.8 ft 11 sec 21-25 kt 320° 56 °F Monterey Canyon   8.2 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 57 °F Monterey Bay West, CA   10.4 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 56 °F Point Sur   12.9 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 55 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 57 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   5.2 ft 12 sec 9-11 kt 210° 63 °F Diablo Canyon   6.6 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 56 °F SANTA MARIA   10.2 ft 11 sec 17-21 kt 320° 54 °F Harvest Buoy   10.3 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 53 °F Goleta Point Buoy   3.6 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 59 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   7.5 ft 10 sec 17-19 kt 310° 55 °F Anacapa Pass. Buoy   3.8 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 59 °F Santa Monica Bay   2.6 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 60 °F Santa Cruz Basin   4.8 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 60 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.3 ft 8 sec 7-7 kt 250° 62 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   7.5 ft 10 sec 15-19 kt 310° 57 °F San Pedro   4.3 ft 11.8 sec --- --- 62 °F Dana Point   2.6 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 62 °F San Nicolas Is.   8.3 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 59 °F Camp Pendleton   2.3 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 61 °F Oceanside   2.2 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 62 °F Torrey Pines Outer   2.9 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 62 °F Scripps Nearshore, CA   2.7 ft 6.7 sec --- --- 61 °F Scripps Pier   0.1 ft 9.0 sec 8-10 kt 242° --- Mission Bay   3.8 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 63 °F Point Loma South   4.4 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 64 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   4.6 ft 12 sec 9-11 kt 290° 64 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   8.2 ft 15 sec 15-19 kt 70° 74 °F NORTHERN HAWAII TWO --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 74 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 77 °F Waimea Bay Buoy   5.8 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 75 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   8.1 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 75 °F Mokapu Point   9.4 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 75 °F Kaumalapau   1.9 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 77 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.5 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 78 °F WESTERN HAWAII   7.5 ft 8 sec 17-19 kt 70° 78 °F Tanapag, Saipan   8.6 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 83 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.9 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 84 °F Ipan, Guam   3.8 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 85 °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 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 209 PM PDT WED APR 16 2014 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... 1 PM PDT...A 1026 MB HIGH WAS CENTERED 600 NM W OF SAN FRANCISCO...AND A 1003 MB LOW WAS S OF LAS VEGAS. ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE W TO NW WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 209 PM PDT WED APR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. THU N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. FRI NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. MON NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 209 PM PDT WED APR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. THU NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. FRI NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 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. MON NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 209 PM PDT WED APR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. THU NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. FRI NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 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. MON NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 209 PM PDT WED APR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. THU N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. FRI NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 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. MON NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND- 209 PM PDT WED APR 16 2014 TONIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. THU WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. THU NIGHT WINDS SW 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. FRI WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. FRI NIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. MON W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 209 PM PDT WED APR 16 2014 TONIGHT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. THU SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. THU NIGHT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. FRI SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. FRI NIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SAT NIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. MON SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SWEET WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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