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Friday, March 29th, 4:05am PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Lower Cook Inlet
 
2.3 ft 4 sec 214° --- --- 39.7 °F
FAIRWEATHER GROUND
 
5.9 ft 11 sec 206° 16-19 kt --- 42.6 °F
SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK
 
1.6 ft 3 sec 87° 14-16 kt 60° 37.9 °F
Angeles Point, WA
 
1.0 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 45.3 °F
Grays Harbor, WA
 
10.8 ft 12 sec 264° --- --- 51.4 °F
OOI Westport Offshore
 
12.5 ft --- 226° 17 kt 220° 51.3 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
11.8 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 51.8 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
15.4 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 51.6 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
11.8 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 52.3 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
15.4 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 51.8 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
13.1 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 53.2 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 25-35 kt 340° 53.6 °F
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 16-23 kt 120° 53.1 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
14.1 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 53.8 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 16-23 kt 130° 53.8 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 10-16 kt 160° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- --- 21-27 kt 260° 55.9 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
13.5 ft 13 sec 298° --- --- 54.0 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
10.2 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 54.9 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
12.8 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 53.1 °F
SD 1073
 
11.5 ft 14 sec --- 10-11 kt 203° 54.9 °F
Pajaro Beach South, CA
 
6.6 ft 14 sec 245° --- --- 56.5 °F
MBM1
 
--- --- --- 6 kt 170° 54.0 °F
Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
 
5.6 ft 13 sec 349° --- --- 56.3 °F
Point Sur, CA
 
11.8 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 56.1 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 6-10 kt 260° ---
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
9.2 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 54.3 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 300° 53.2 °F
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
13.5 ft 14 sec 307° --- --- 58.1 °F
Harvest, CA
 
14.4 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 54.0 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 10-14 kt 320° 55.0 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 280° 52.7 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 6 sec 252° --- --- 57.9 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
3.9 ft 15 sec 274° --- --- 55.6 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
5.2 ft 15 sec 261° --- --- 57.0 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 270° 57.2 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 235° --- --- 55.8 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 14-19 kt 290° 55.4 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
3.6 ft 15 sec 270° --- --- 57.2 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 238° --- --- 57.4 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 57.6 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 243° --- --- 57.6 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
8.2 ft 14 sec 316° --- --- 57.9 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 14 sec 249° --- --- 58.3 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 259° --- --- 58.3 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 260° --- --- 58.5 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 232° --- --- 59.5 °F
Torrey Pines Inner, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 259° --- --- 59.0 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 4 sec 280° --- --- 59.4 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
4.3 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 60.4 °F
Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 260° --- --- 57.6 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
3.9 ft 15 sec 263° --- --- ---
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 59.9 °F
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 290° 59.4 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 19-23 kt 90° 73.0 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 19-25 kt 80° 73.2 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 16-21 kt 60° 73.8 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 19 kt 90° 74.8 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
5.9 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 75.6 °F
Kaneohe Bay, HI
 
8.2 ft 7 sec 59° --- --- 75.0 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
7.9 ft 8 sec 63° --- --- 74.3 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
8.2 ft 7 sec 41° --- --- 75.9 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
3.3 ft 7 sec 162° --- --- 76.1 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
3.9 ft 6 sec 127° --- --- 75.9 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
7.5 ft 12 sec 325° --- --- 74.8 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
--- --- --- --- --- 74.8 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° ---
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 17-23 kt 70° 75.6 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 21-27 kt 80° ---
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
4.6 ft 7 sec 46° --- --- 84.4 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
3.9 ft 11 sec 106° --- --- 84.0 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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FZUS56 KLOX 291034 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 334 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 334 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z, or 3 AM PDT, a 1000 MB surface low was centered 450 NM WNW of San Francisco, with a cold front extending southward. This front will push across the coastal waters tonight and early Sat. Gale force south winds are expected across the northern waters this afternoon into tonight.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
334 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

TODAY
W winds 10 kt early, becoming S 10 to 20 kt this morning, increasing to 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain.

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt late. Combined seas 10 to 13ft dominant period 13 seconds. Rain.

SAT
S winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 10 to 13 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A chance of showers and a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers and a chance of tstms.

SAT NIGHT
SE winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Combined seas 10 to 12 ft dominant period 12 seconds, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft dominant period 12 seconds after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of tstms.

SUN
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

MON
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
334 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

TODAY
W winds 10 kt early, becoming S 15 to 25 kt this morning, then increasing to 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 12 to 15 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain.

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt late. Combined seas 13 to 16 ft dominant period 12 seconds. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain.

SAT
SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE to S 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 12 to 15 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A chance of showers and a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers and a chance of tstms.

SAT NIGHT
SE winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely and a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of tstms.

SUN
E winds 10 kt early, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

MON
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 334 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

TODAY
NW winds 10 to 15 kt early, becoming S 15 to 25 kt this morning, then increasing to 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 12 to 15 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely.

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt late. Combined seas 13 to 16 ft dominant period 13 seconds. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain.

SAT
SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 12 to 15 ft dominant period 13 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of tstms.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely and a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of tstms.

SUN
E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

MON
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 334 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

TODAY
W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
S winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 11 to 14 ft dominant period 13 seconds. Rain.

SAT
SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 10 to 13 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 9 to 12 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of tstms.

SUN
SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late in the day. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds in the evening, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

MON
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. A slight chance of showers.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 334 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

TODAY
W winds 15 to 25 kt early, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt by mid morning, then SE 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon, strongest western portion. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
SE winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt late. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 13 seconds. Rain.

SAT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and a slight chance of tstms.

SAT NIGHT
SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely and a slight chance of tstms.

SUN
E winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt by afternoon, then becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 12 seconds. A chance of showers and a slight chance of tstms.

SUN NIGHT
W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

MON
W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft. A slight chance of showers.

TUE
W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 334 AM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

TODAY
W winds 15 to 25 kt early, strongest western portion, becoming 10 to 15 kt by mid morning, then S 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
SE to S winds 10 to 20 kt early, becoming 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain.

SAT
S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt by afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 13 seconds. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. A chance of tstms.

SUN
SE winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms.

SUN NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. Mixed swell W 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers.

MON
W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft and S 3 ft. A slight chance of showers.

TUE
W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




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