FZUS56 KLOX 122229
CWFLOX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
229 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
PZZ600-130545-
229 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...
AT 22Z...OR 2 PM PST...A 1024 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS OVER UTAH WITH A
RIDGE EXTENDING TO A 1024 MB SURFACE HIGH 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF POINT
CONCEPTION. A 992 MB SURFACE LOW WAS 300 NM WEST OF SEATTLE WITH A
FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH. WEAK NW FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO
SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. NW FLOW
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING MODERATE TO
STRONG ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 
$$
PZZ670-130545-
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM-
229 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING...THEN...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
13 SECONDS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
13 SECONDS. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7
TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW
SWELL 10 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. 
$$
PZZ673-130545-
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
229 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
13 SECONDS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
13 SECONDS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
9 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW
SWELL 9 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. 
$$
PZZ676-130545-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
229 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 30 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
13 SECONDS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
9 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
11 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
$$
PZZ650-130545-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING
SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
229 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT
AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO
7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
13 SECONDS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W
SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4
TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO
6 FT. 
$$
PZZ655-130545-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
229 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
13 SECONDS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W
SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL
2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3
TO 5 FT.
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO
5 FT.
$$
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