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Marine Weather and Tides
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3/3/2018 - There is a new GOES Satellite for the east coast that required rewriting that part of the code. Please report any issues. 6/25/2017 - NOAA is having a major issue that impact the 7 day forecast load times. Many users are reporting problems. The issue has been reported. 5/23/2017 - Worked with NOAA again to speed up the 7 day forecast load times. Thanks to them for being responsive. |
Sunrise 6:10AM | Sunset 7:32PM | Monday April 23, 2018 7:56 PM PDT (02:56 UTC) | Moonrise 1:15PM | Moonset 2:23AM | Illumination 63% | ![]() |
Marine Forecasts
EDIT (on/off)  HelpPZZ655 Inner Waters From Point Mugu To San Mateo Pt. Ca Including Santa Catalina And Anacapa Islands- 215 Pm Pdt Mon Apr 23 2018 Tonight..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Tue..SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 2 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog dense fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Tue night..W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Wed..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Thu..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Thu night..W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Fri..W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Sat..W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. | PZZ600 215 Pm Pdt Mon Apr 23 2018 Synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park..At 20z...or 1 pm pdt...a 1024 mb surface high was 800 nm west of point conception while a 1012 mb thermal low was over southwest arizona. This pattern will change little through the middle of the week. Dense fog will remain an issue, through at least tonight. |
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Rolling Hills Estates, CA
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Area Discussion for - Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus66 klox 232357 afdlox area forecast discussion... Updated national weather service los angeles oxnard ca 457 pm pdt Mon apr 23 2018 Synopsis 23 1159 am. A weak high pressure ridge, moderate onshore flow, and overnight through morning coastal low clouds and fog are expected for the week. As a weak low pressure system approaches the area later in the week, temperatures will cool a few degrees through Saturday. Short term (tdy-thu) 23 112 pm. Quiet weather pattern next several days with a solid, though relatively shallow marine layer and moderate onshore flow. Don't really see any mechanisms to alter the low cloud coverage or depth significantly at least through mid week or so. Temps also will be more or less the same as today with just minor day to day fluctuations based on stratus clearing time and onshore strength. Clouds will likely linger at some beaches through the afternoon, much like they did today north and west of malibu. By Thu the upper low that will have been only slowly moving towards the coast earlier in the week will finally start to lift out to the northeast. As it does it will shove the weak upper ridge currently over us to the east and result in more cyclonic flow aloft and likely a deepening of the marine layer. So the trends for Thu should be cooler with slower clearing and stronger onshore flow. Long term (fri-mon) 23 120 pm. There could be a little increase in northerly flow early Friday as the first little trough passes through but overall probably little change going into Friday with the marine layer coverage and temps. There are differences in the handling of the upper pattern over the weekend and into early next week but either way we should be looking at a deeper marine layer and temps dropping below normal as heights drop quite a bit, though very little chance of any precip aside from possibly some morning drizzle, especially Sunday Monday. Both those days could have pretty slow clearing, even inland. Aviation 23 2354z. |
At 23z, the marine layer depth was near 800 feet deep at klax. The top of the inversion was near 2000 feet with a temperature around 21 degrees celsius. Moderate confidence in the current forecast. At coastal terminals, conditions will deteriorate to the lifr to ifr category through 06z. Vlifr conditions are likely at central coast terminals through 14z or 15z. Otherwise, conditions will gradually lift one category between 06z and 14z. MVFR conditions could linger at coastal terminals into Tuesday afternoon, especially ksba and koxr. Klax...VFR conditions will deteriorate to lifr between 02z and 04z. There is a 30 percent chance of vlifr conditions between 03z and 08z. MVFR conditions should develop between 11z and 15z and there is a 30 percent chance that MVFR conditions could linger until as late as 20z and a 20 percent chance that MVFR conditions could linger throughout Tuesday afternoon. Kbur...VFR conditions are expected throughout the period, except for a 10 percent chance of MVFR visibility between 13z and 15z. Marine 23 122 pm. Widespread fog with visibilities of one mile or less will likely persist through Tuesday morning, and possibly reform at night and continue through Thursday. The afternoon and evening hours should be slightly improved, but areas of reduced visibilities will linger. High confidence in winds and seas remaining below small craft advisory (sca) strength everywhere through Wednesday. Winds will be increasing Thursday through Saturday with widespread sca conditions and building short period seas likely. Lox watches warnings advisories Ca... None. Pz... None. Hazard potential outlook (thu-mon) No significant hazards expected. Public... Mw aviation... Hall marine... Kittell boldt synopsis... B weather.Gov losangeles |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
OHBC1 - 9410660 - Los Angeles, CA | 0 mi | 38 min | 58°F | 1014.9 hPa | ||||
AGXC1 | 1 mi | 38 min | SW 12 G 15 | 56°F | 1015 hPa | |||
PFDC1 | 2 mi | 38 min | S 6 G 7 | |||||
PFXC1 | 3 mi | 38 min | N 5.1 G 6 | 61°F | ||||
PXAC1 | 3 mi | 38 min | NNW 5.1 G 6 | |||||
PSXC1 | 4 mi | 38 min | NNW 6 G 8 | |||||
BAXC1 | 4 mi | 44 min | NNW 5.1 G 6 | |||||
46256 | 4 mi | 56 min | 57°F | 4 ft | ||||
PRJC1 | 5 mi | 38 min | WSW 13 G 15 | |||||
46222 - San Pedro, CA (092) | 7 mi | 56 min | 58°F | 4 ft | ||||
46253 | 11 mi | 56 min | 59°F | 3 ft | ||||
46221 - Santa Monica Bay, CA (028) | 21 mi | 56 min | 59°F | 3 ft | ||||
ICAC1 - 9410840 - Santa Monica Pier | 23 mi | 38 min | W 5.1 G 7 | 55°F | 60°F | 1015.3 hPa | ||
46262 | 39 mi | 56 min | 59°F | 4 ft | ||||
46025 - Santa Monica Basin - 33NM West Southwest of Santa Monica, CA | 42 mi | 46 min | WNW 9.7 G 12 | 1014.7 hPa |
Wind History for Angels Gate, CA
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Last 24hr | SW G14 | SW G16 | SW | SW | SW | E | E | SE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SW | SW G14 | SW | SW G21 | SW | |
1 day ago | SW | SW G11 | SW | SW | W | NE | W | SE | S | NE | E | SE | S | S | SW | SW | SW G16 | SW | SW G22 | SW G14 | ||||
2 days ago | W G17 | S | W | N | SW | SW | SW | W | N | N | N | N | SW | SW | SW G16 | SW | SW G17 | SW G16 | SW G14 | SW G14 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Torrance, Zamperini Field Airport, CA | 6 mi | 2.2 hrs | W 15 | 10.00 mi | Partly Cloudy | 61°F | 51°F | 72% | 1014.6 hPa |
Long Beach, Long Beach Airport, CA | 10 mi | 63 min | NW 9 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 62°F | 51°F | 67% | 1014.6 hPa |
Los Alamitos Army Airfield, CA | 13 mi | 2 hrs | SSW 7 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 69°F | 53°F | 58% | 1014.5 hPa |
Hawthorne, Hawthorne Municipal Airport, CA | 15 mi | 63 min | WSW 8 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 57°F | 52°F | 83% | 1015.1 hPa |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, CA | 17 mi | 63 min | W 9 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 56°F | 52°F | 87% | 1015 hPa |
Fullerton, Fullerton Municipal Airport, CA | 19 mi | 63 min | WNW 5 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 68°F | 51°F | 55% | 1014.1 hPa |
Los Angeles / USC Campus Downtown, CA | 21 mi | 69 min | Var 3 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 59°F | 53°F | 81% | 1014.6 hPa |
John Wayne-Orange County Airport, CA | 21 mi | 63 min | SW 5 | 7.00 mi | Partly Cloudy | 60°F | 53°F | 78% | 1014.9 hPa |
Santa Monica, Santa Monica Municipal Airport, CA | 23 mi | 65 min | WSW 7 | 8.00 mi | Overcast | 56°F | 52°F | 87% | 1014.9 hPa |
Avalon Catalina Airport, CA | 23 mi | 65 min | W 6 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 64°F | 28°F | 27% | 1014.2 hPa |
Wind History from TOA (wind in knots)
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2 days ago | Calm | Calm | W G21 | W | W | W |
Tide / Current Tables for Los Angeles, California
EDIT RT Ports Option Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off)  Help One Week of DataLos Angeles Click for Map Mon -- 02:23 AM PDT Moonset Mon -- 04:07 AM PDT 4.57 feet High Tide Mon -- 06:12 AM PDT Sunrise Mon -- 11:31 AM PDT -0.26 feet Low Tide Mon -- 01:14 PM PDT Moonrise Mon -- 06:30 PM PDT 4.13 feet High Tide Mon -- 07:30 PM PDT Sunset Mon -- 11:50 PM PDT 2.12 feet Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
Tide / Current Tables for Los Patos (highway bridge), California
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataLos Patos (highway bridge) Click for Map Mon -- 02:22 AM PDT Moonset Mon -- 05:01 AM PDT 3.85 feet High Tide Mon -- 06:11 AM PDT Sunrise Mon -- 12:40 PM PDT -0.14 feet Low Tide Mon -- 01:13 PM PDT Moonrise Mon -- 07:29 PM PDT Sunset Mon -- 07:29 PM PDT 3.41 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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1.6 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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Wind Forecast for Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA (22,6,7,8)
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