Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM Marine Forecast
| Today...Nw Wind 25 To 30 Kt. Gusts To 35 Kt. Seas 9 To 11 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 10 Ft At 8 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 17 Seconds. Patchy Fog Early This Morning. |
| Tonight...Nw Wind 25 To 30 Kt. Gusts To 35 Kt. Seas 11 To 12 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 12 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 17 Seconds. |
| Thu...Nw Wind 25 To 30 Kt. Seas 10 To 11 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 10 Ft At 8 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 16 Seconds. |
| Thu Night...Nw Wind 20 To 30 Kt. Seas 10 To 12 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 11 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 16 Seconds. |
| Fri...Nw Wind 20 To 25 Kt. Seas 7 To 10 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 9 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Fri Night...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 7 To 9 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 9 Ft At 8 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Sat...N Wind 15 To 25 Kt, Becoming Nw 10 To 20 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 7 Ft At 8 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Sat Night...Nw Wind 10 To 20 Kt. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 7 Ft At 8 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Sun...Nw Wind 10 To 20 Kt. Seas 6 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 7 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Sun Night...Nw Wind 10 To 20 Kt. Seas 6 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 7 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1033am PDT Wednesday July 8 2026 Synopsis 07/1125 PM. Moderate heat impacts will continue through Friday away from the coast in response to a strong ridge over the region. Some relief from the heat is likely this weekend as the ridge breaks down and opens the door for possible monsoon showers or thunderstorms. Short Term - Today through Friday 08/935 AM. ***UPDATE*** Sunny skies and hot weather on tap today, with the Heat Advisories still in place for areas away of the coast. Another round of Sundowner winds are expected tonight across Southwest Santa Barbara County, with gusts up to 55 mph possible. Thus, a Wind Advisory will be issued by the afternoon for that area. Otherwise the short-term forecast is on track, and no changes were needed for the morning update in short-term forecast. ***From Previous Discussion*** An upper high will be centered over Srn CA today through Friday. Hgts will range from 594 to 596 dam, which is 3 to 4 dam higher than normal. There will be onshore flow to the east strongest in the afternoon, but a few mb weaker than it was earlier this week. There will be a mb or two of offshore flow from the north in the mornings turning weakly onshore to the north in the afternoons. The marine layer has been smooshed down to about 800 ft by the hier than pressure aloft. The lack of an eddy means that there will only be minimal (if any) low clouds south of Pt Conception. The normal amount of onshore flow across the Central Coast will bring that area consistent night through morning low clouds today through Friday. Max temps will be the main concern through the short term. The hier than normal hgts, lack of a solid marine layer and only weak to moderate onshore flow in the afternoon will all add up to warmer than normal conditions. Look for 3 to 6 locally 8 degrees of warming today under the subsidence from the upper high. This will bring vly highs of 92 to 103 degrees. Most max temps south of Pt Conception will be 4 to 8 degrees over normal. The Central Coast will only have near normal temps as the cooling sea breeze will greatly modify their temps. Most areas south of Pt Conception will see little change in temps on Thursday, but a weaker sea breeze will allow for 3 to 5 degrees of warming across the Central Coast. A 2 to 3 mb uptick in onshore flow on Friday will bring 3 to 5 degrees of cooling to the csts and vlys on Friday, but max temps will remain a few degrees over normals. A heat advisory is in effect for the LA vlys and interior cstl sections as well as all of the mtns and far interior vlys (please see the product LAXNPWLOX for all details). Advisory level Sundowner winds are expected again this evening and Thursday evening for Southwest Santa Barbara County. Elevated fire weather conditions are expected for this area as well. Long Term - Saturday through Tuesday 08/226 AM. The upper high that will sit atop of Srn CA for the next three days will shift to the NE late Friday through Sunday. It will eventually reach the Dakotas. This movement will set up SE flow into Srn CA. At the surface mdt to stg onshore flow will continue both to the N and E. The SE flow will bring in monsoon moisture and there will be partly to mostly cloudy skies through the period as plenty of mid and high level clouds stream into and over the area. The moisture will not be low enough to create a convective threat on Saturday. For Sunday to Tuesday, however, the monsoon moisture will lower enough to bring a 10-20 percent chance of showers/isolated TSTMs to portions of LA and (less of a chc) VTA counties. The best chance of showers will be over eastern LA county and esp the eastern San Gabriels. At the low levels, due to the increased onshore flow, night through morning low clouds and fog will affect most of csts and some portions of the lower vlys. Look for 3 to 6 degrees of cooling on Saturday which will bring mid 70s to lower 80s to the csts (lower 70s at the beaches) and mid 80s to mid 90s in the vlys. These max temps are close to seasonal normals. There will be little day to day chg in temps Sun and Mon. Tuesday may warm a few degrees as the clouds thin out and the onshore flow relaxes a bit. Marine 08/239 AM. High confidence in Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level NW winds persisting through at least Thursday across the Outer Waters. There is a 50-70% chance of Gale Force winds this afternoon and evening and again Thursday. Winds will likely be strongest near Point Conception and the Channel Islands, extending south to San Nicolas Island. Short- period, advisory level, choppy seas will gradually increase in height, reaching around 10 ft by mid- week and then subsiding below advisory levels Friday into the weekend. SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level NW-W winds will affect the inner waters along the Central Coast and the Santa Barbara Channel greatest during the afternoon and evening hours through at least Thursday. There is a 40% chance of Gales across the nearshore waters along the Central Coast and the Santa Barbara Channel in the afternoons/evenings through Thursday. For the inner waters adjacent to Los Angeles County, moderate confidence in SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level gusts through tonight. Otherwise, conds are expected to remain below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) levels. NOAA Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories CA...Heat Advisory remains in effect until 8pm PDT Friday for zones 38-88-343>345-353-368-372-373-375>380-548. PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3am PDT Thursday for zones 645-650. Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3pm PDT this afternoon for zones 670-673-676. Gale Warning in effect from 3pm this afternoon to 3am PDT Thursday for zones 670-673-676. |
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