Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal out 10 NM Marine Forecast
| Today...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt, Becoming 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts To 25 Kt This Afternoon. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 5 Ft At 9 Seconds. Patchy Fog This Morning. |
| Tonight...Nw Wind 10 To 20 Kt With Gusts To 25 Kt In The Evening, Becoming 10 To 15 Kt Late. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 6 Ft At 9 Seconds. Patchy Fog After Midnight. |
| Fri...Light Winds, Becoming Nw 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts To 20 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 6 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 18 Seconds. Patchy Fog In The Morning. |
| Fri Night...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts To 20 Kt, Becoming 5 To 10 Kt After Midnight. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 7 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 17 Seconds. |
| Sat...Nw Wind 5 To 10 Kt, Becoming 15 To 25 Kt With Gusts To 30 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 6 Ft At 8 Seconds, Nw 2 Ft At 12 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 17 Seconds. |
| Sat Night...Nw Wind 20 To 30 Kt With Gusts To 35 Kt, Becoming 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts To 25 Kt After Midnight. Seas 7 To 9 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 8 Ft At 7 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Sun...Nw Wind 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts To 25 Kt, Becoming 15 To 25 Kt With Gusts To 30 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 7 To 10 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 9 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Patchy Fog In The Morning. |
| Sun Night...Nw Wind 20 To 30 Kt With Gusts To 35 Kt, Becoming 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts To 25 Kt After Midnight. Seas 9 To 12 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 11 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Mon...Nw Wind 5 To 10 Kt, Becoming 10 To 15 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 7 To 10 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 8 Ft At 11 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Mon Night...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts To 20 Kt, Becoming 5 To 10 Kt After Midnight. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 8 Ft At 10 Seconds. |
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 311am PDT Thu May 15 2025 Synopsis 15/157 AM. Slight warming is expected today with lighter onshore winds as high pressure builds over the area. A cooling trend is expected Friday through the weekend with some morning drizzle possible Saturday. Short Term - Today through Saturday 15/232 AM. Marine layer stratus covers the Central Coast, but has been slow to develop South of Pt Conception. The marine layer about 1400 ft deep and is capped by a decent inversion so low clouds will likely develop between now and dawn. There are offshore trends in the E/W direction and this will likely keep the morning clouds close to the coast without much inland penetration. The low clouds should clear by mid or late morning and skies will be sunny everywhere for the afternoon. Max temps will not change much near the coasts but the rest of the area will warm. 2 to 4 degrees for most of the area but 4 to 8 degrees for the far interior including the Antelope Vly. The warming will not be enough to bring max temps up to normal and they will end up 2 to 4 degrees below norms. Weak pos tilt trough.ing will cover the area Fri and Sat. Onshore flow will increase each day both to the north and east. The lowering hgts, cyclonic flow and increasing onshore flow will all join up to produce a deeper and more extensive marine layer cloud pattern. The low clouds will clear Friday but mid and high level clouds will drift overhead making a mostly cloudy day for area south of Pt Conception. A lobe of PVA passes over the area Saturday. This will really deepen the marine layer and will likely produce some drizzle. There is even enough lift to bring a slight chance of light rain to the San Gabriel Vly and the eastern San Gabriel mtns. Moderate onshore flow and the lift form the trough will likely keep the marine layer clouds overhead all day. Look for two days of cooling with 2 to 4 degrees on Friday and then a dramatic 4 to 8 additional degrees on Saturday. Max temps on Friday will not escape the 60s which is 10 to 15 degrees blo normal for the vlys. Long Term - Sunday through Wednesday 15/306 AM. Still not the best confidence in the Sunday forecast. The majority of ensembles favor less marine layer and warming across the csts and vlys. This is likely due to a switch to offshore flow from the north (as evidenced by cooling across the interior) Strong onshore flow develops to the east in the afternoon and this will bring gusty winds to the csts and the Antelope Vly and it might thwart the forecast warming with a strong seabreeze. Better confidence for the Monday to Thursday forecast as weak high pressure builds in and hgts rise. Offshore flow will continue from the north and the onshore push to the east will weaken (and may even turn slightly offshore for a few hours in the mornings). The marine layer clouds will either be greatly reduced or eliminated completely. 3 to 6 locally 8 degrees of warming is forecast each day for most of the area. By Wednesday the csts will see highs in the 70s and even lower 80s with just a few beaches remaining in the 60s. The vlys will be in the 80s with the warmest locations hitting either 90 or 91 degrees. These max temps are mostly all 4 to 8 degrees above normal. Marine 15/249 AM. For the Outer Waters, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Friday night, high confidence in a combination of Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level winds and seas. For Saturday through Monday, high confidence in combination of SCA level winds and seas continuing with a 40-60% chance of Gale force winds Saturday evening through Sunday evening. For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Friday night, there is a 20-30% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds in the afternoon and evening hours. For Saturday through Sunday night, high confidence in combination of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds and seas with a 30-50% chance of Gale force winds Saturday evening through Sunday evening. For Monday, there is a 30-40% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds and seas continuing. For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Friday night, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) levels although there is a 30% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds across the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel this evening. For Saturday through Sunday night, there is a 60-80% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds with a 40-50% chance of Gale force winds Saturday evening through Sunday evening across the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel. For Monday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels. NOAA Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories CA...Wind Advisory in effect until 6am PDT early this morning for zones 349-351. PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3am PDT Saturday for zones 670-673-676. |
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