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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sat May 18 15:40:03 PDT 2013, Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks - Between Montague and Hinchinbrook Islands, AK 4.9 ft 8 sec 7-13 kt 50° 42 °F Cape Suckling 7.5 ft 10 sec 7-9 kt 230° 43 °F CAPE CLEARE 6.6 ft 8 sec 11-13 kt 300° 42 °F Fairweather Ground 6.6 ft 8 sec 15-19 kt 230° 44 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK 3.6 ft 6 sec 11-13 kt 260° 42 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA 13.8 ft 10 sec 15-19 kt 300° 41 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA 2.6 ft 3 sec 0-0 kt 310° 39 °F Central Dixon Entrance Buoy 3.3 ft 9 sec 15-19 kt 270° 48 °F West Dixon Entrance 6.6 ft 8 sec 17-21 kt 280° 47 °F North Nomad 8.2 ft 10 sec 15-19 kt 240° 45 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS 3.9 ft 5 sec 1-3 kt 280° 42 °F Nanakwa Shoal --- 3 sec 3-3 kt 190° 53 °F West Moresby 5.2 ft 8 sec 17-21 kt 280° 49 °F South Moresby 5.9 ft 8 sec 15-19 kt 290° 49 °F West Sea Otter 4.3 ft 9 sec 7-9 kt 260° --- Middle Nomad 5.9 ft 9 sec 11-13 kt 300° 48 °F East Dellwood 5.2 ft 8 sec 7-9 kt 290° 50 °F Ocean Station, Papa 7.6 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 46 °F Sentry Shoal 1.6 ft 3 sec 11-15 kt 140° 55 °F South Brooks --- 10 sec 11-13 kt 260° 50 °F Halibut Bank 0.7 ft 3 sec 7-9 kt 130° 55 °F Neah Bay, --- --- 3-5 kt 50° 52 °F South Nomad 5.6 ft 9 sec 13-15 kt 340° 50 °F New Dungeness 0.3 ft --- 5-5 kt 230° 49 °F CAPE ELIZABETH 3.9 ft 9 sec 9-9 kt --- 54 °F Grays Harbor Buoy 3.7 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 57 °F Clatsop Spit, OR 4.6 ft 5.3 sec --- --- 58 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR 4.9 ft 5 sec 11-13 kt 160° 53 °F Astoria Canyon, OR 4.7 ft 5.6 sec --- --- 54 °F Tillamook, OR 4.9 ft 7 sec 13-17 kt 340° 55 °F STONEWALL BANK 5.9 ft 6 sec 9-11 kt 210° 56 °F Umpqua Buoy 6.2 ft 6.2 sec --- --- 56 °F PORT ORFORD 4.6 ft 5 sec 13-17 kt 200° 53 °F WEST OREGON 4.6 ft 8 sec 13-15 kt 320° 55 °F ST GEORGES 3.0 ft 8 sec 3-5 kt 220° 51 °F Humboldt Bay North Spit 3.1 ft 11.8 sec --- --- 53 °F EEL RIVER 3.6 ft 12 sec 3-5 kt 260° 57 °F Cape Mendocino 3.3 ft 20.0 sec --- --- 55 °F PT ARENA 4.3 ft 8 sec 11-13 kt 340° 55 °F BODEGA BAY 6.2 ft 6 sec 27-33 kt 300° 49 °F Point Reyes 6.3 ft 5.3 sec --- --- 50 °F San Francisco Bar 5.6 ft 20.0 sec --- --- 57 °F SAN FRANCISCO 5.6 ft 6 sec 17-21 kt 320° 51 °F HALF MOON BAY --- 12 sec 3-5 kt 290° 55 °F MONTEREY 5.9 ft 7 sec 23-27 kt 320° 55 °F Monterey Canyon 5.2 ft 5.9 sec --- --- 54 °F Cabrillo Point 3.1 ft 5.9 sec --- --- 57 °F Point Sur 6.3 ft 6.2 sec --- --- 54 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN 7.5 ft 7 sec 27-35 kt 310° 54 °F Diablo Canyon 4.1 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 59 °F SANTA MARIA 7.9 ft 7 sec 23-27 kt 320° 56 °F Harvest Buoy 10.0 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 54 °F Goleta Point Buoy 3.7 ft 5.6 sec --- --- 62 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA --- --- 25-0 kt 320° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA 3.9 ft 6 sec 7-9 kt 260° 60 °F Anacapa Pass. Buoy 3.1 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 60 °F Santa Monica Bay 3.0 ft 20.0 sec --- --- 65 °F Santa Monica Basin 3.6 ft 6 sec 3-5 kt 230° 65 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA 7.9 ft 7 sec 25-31 kt 310° 58 °F San Pedro 3.1 ft 5.9 sec --- --- 66 °F Dana Point 2.9 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 67 °F San Nicolas Is. 8.1 ft 6.7 sec --- --- 57 °F Camp Pendleton 2.9 ft 20.0 sec --- --- 67 °F Oceanside 3.3 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 66 °F Torrey Pines Outer 4.1 ft 20.0 sec --- --- 66 °F Scripps Nearshore, CA 3.2 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 66 °F Scripps Pier 0.1 ft 3.0 sec 7-9 kt 256° 0 °F Point Loma South 4.0 ft 15.4 sec --- --- 66 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN 5.6 ft 8 sec 13-15 kt 290° 63 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE 5.6 ft 12 sec 5-7 kt 220° 73 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO 6.2 ft 15 sec 1-3 kt 40° 78 °F NORTHERN HAWAII TWO 6.2 ft 8 sec 5-7 kt 130° 77 °F Waimea Bay Buoy 3.3 ft 11.8 sec --- --- 78 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI 3.5 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 77 °F Mokapu Point 5.1 ft 16.7 sec --- --- 78 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI 5.0 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 77 °F Kaumalapau 5.6 ft 16.7 sec --- --- 79 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI 5.8 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 78 °F WESTERN HAWAII 6.9 ft 15 sec 11-13 kt 30° 79 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII 8.2 ft 16 sec 17-21 kt 90° 78 °F Tanapag, Saipan 2.5 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 85 °F Ritidian Point, Guam 3.7 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 85 °F Ipan, Guam 4.2 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 85 °F 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

 

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

 

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Marine Forecast COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 233 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... Z600-190415- 233 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... D NATIONAL PARK...AT 22Z...OR 3 PM PDT...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER THE ERN PAC WILL PERSIST WHILE A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRES NEAR SHORE INTENSIFIES THROUGH MON. GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST AND OVER THE OUTER WATERS S OF POINT CONCEPTION WILL DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED. POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 233 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WED NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. THU NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 233 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WED NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. THU NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 233 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. MON N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WED NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. THU NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 233 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT... EXCEPT NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND...OTHERWISE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. MON NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WED NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. THU NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND- 233 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TONIGHT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT W PORTION IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. STRONGEST WINDS W PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. STRONGEST WINDS W PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. MON WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. MON NIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT W PORTION...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. E PORTION NW WINDS 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WED NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. THU NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 233 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 TONIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING E. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUN WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SUN NIGHT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SE. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL NW 2 TO 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL NW 2 TO 3 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TUE NIGHT SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT. WED W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. THU SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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