FZUS56 KLOX 192134
CWFLOX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
234 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2008
PZZ600-200630-
234 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...
AT 21Z...OR 2 PM PDT...A 1020 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS CENTERED ABOUT
600 NM WEST OF POINT CONCEPTION...WHILE A 1003 MB SURFACE LOW WAS
CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY. EXPECT MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NW FLOW ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS THIS EVENING...THEN MAINLY MODERATE THROUGH FRI. FOR THE
INNER WATERS...MOSTLY WEAK ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE
PERIOD...EXCEPT LOCALLY MODERATE IN WESTERN PORTION OF SANTA
BARBARA CHANNEL THROUGH THE PERIOD EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
$$
PZZ670-200630-
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM-
234 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT AROUND
POINT ARGUELLO THROUGH THIS EVENING. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE
MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGEST NEAR POINT ARGUELLO. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
$$
PZZ673-200630-
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
234 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT IN
THE EVENING. STRONGEST NEAR POINT CONCEPTION. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO
9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON NEAR POINT CONCEPTION. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT IN
THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 6
TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
$$
PZZ676-200630-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
234 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT...OTHERWISE NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT IN EASTERN
PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND.
COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...WIND VARIABLE 15
KT OR LESS EASTERN PORTION. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8
FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT....EXCEPT EASTERN PORTION WIND VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS. COMBINED
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4
TO 6 FT.
 
$$
PZZ650-200630-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING
SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
234 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2008
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 8
SECONDS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WED...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5
FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS...OTHERWISE WIND LIGHT.  WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
$$
PZZ655-200630-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
234 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2008
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WED...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W WINDS 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 8 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 4
FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...W 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. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT
OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS...OTHERWISE WIND LIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2
TO 3 FT.
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