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PZZ650 East Santa Barbara Channel From Pt. Conception To Pt. Mugu Ca Including Santa Cruz Island- 923 Am Pdt Sun May 5 2024
.small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pdt this afternoon - ..gale warning in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon through late tonight - .
Today - W to nw winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 6 seconds, becoming 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Tonight - W to nw winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds after midnight. Mon - Western portion, nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds.Mon night - Western portion, W to nw winds 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds. Tue - Western portion, W to nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, winds variable 10 kt or less becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 9 seconds, building to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds in the afternoon.Tue night - Western portion, W to nw winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 20 kt becoming nw 5 to 10 after midnight. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Wed - W to nw winds 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft. Thu - W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog.

PZZ600 923 Am Pdt Sun May 5 2024
synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park - .at 16z, or 9 am pdt, a 994 mb low was centered in nevada. Gusty to gale force winds will affect the waters into tonight, with gusty winds continuing across the outer waters through the middle of the week.

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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 1108 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024



KEY MESSAGES
1. Strong winds across eastern Kern County, with high winds likely across the lee slope.

2. Warming trend throughout the work week. Most of the San Joaquin Valley has a 25 to 65% probability of seeing at least 90 degrees by the end of the week.

3. High Sierra thunderstorm potential, 10-20% probability, late week during the afternoon and early evening.

DISCUSSION
The low pressure that brought precipitation to region yesterday is sliding into the Great Basin today. As this low ejects today, a tight pressure gradient across eastern Kern County and extreme southeastern Tulare County will lead to strong gusty winds across much of the lee slopes. Walker Pass and many of the exposed peaks have been gusting from 60 to 85 mph this morning.

Winds will diminish across the Scodie Mountains and Walker Pass this afternoon as the trough axis slides east, though strong to severe gust will continue across the typical "windy zone" along the lee slopes parallel to HWY 14 and into Mojave. Those winds will diminish after sunset. However, there remains a 24 to 32% probability of 60 mph gust west of Mojave near the HWY 58 & 14 junction at midnight.

Otherwise, today will be cool, with only a 15% probability of climbing to 70 degrees in the San Joaquin Valley. However, these cool temps will be short-lived as a ridge slides closer to the West Coast and the aforementioned low slides east. Temperatures in the San Joaquin Valley have a 25 to 65% probability of seeing 90 degrees, with the westside and south ends of the Valley having the higher probabilities.

Additionally, there is a 10 to 20% probability of thunderstorms along the Sierra Crest Thursday into Saturday during the afternoon as shortwave energy drops south from Central Canada and retrogrades into the Great Basin. Moisture is limited, the NBM is hinting at a 5% probability of measure precipitation in the high Sierra. While the Valley will be dominated by ridging.
So, to put it another way a more summer like pattern is expected by weeks end.




AVIATION
Widespread MVFR with areas of mountain obscuring IFR in the Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains in low clouds and precipitation thru 18Z Sun with gradual improvement to VFR by 06Z Mon. Elsewhere, VFR conditions will prevail for the next 24 hours.

AIR QUALITY ISSUES
ISSUED: 05/04/2024 14:04 EXPIRES: 05/05/2024 23:59 None.

CERTAINTY

The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is high.
The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is high.

Certainty levels include low
medium
and high. Please visit www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information and/or to provide feedback.

HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
High Wind Warning until 11 PM PDT this evening for CAZ338.
Wind Advisory until 11 PM PDT this evening for CAZ337-339.
High Wind Warning until 2 PM PDT this afternoon for CAZ331.

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