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PZZ650 East Santa Barbara Channel From Pt. Conception To Pt. Mugu Ca Including Santa Cruz Island- 141 Am Pdt Tue May 7 2024
.small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through late tonight - .
Today - Western portion, winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt with gusts 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 3 to 5 ft dominant period 9 seconds, building to 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon.Tonight - Western portion, nw winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds.Wed - Western portion, W to nw winds 10 to 15 kt. Eastern portion, winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Wed night - W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Thu - SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. S swell 2 ft in the afternoon.Thu night - SW 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 11 seconds. S swell 2 ft in the evening. Fri - Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft.Sat - W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft.

PZZ600 141 Am Pdt Tue May 7 2024
synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park - .at 06z, or 11 pm pdt, a 1027 mb high was over the eastern pacific and a 1007 mb low was south of las vegas. Gale force winds will affect the outer waters at times through tonight, with gusty winds spreading into portions of the inner waters at times.

FXUS66 KHNX 070738 AFDHNX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 1238 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

KEY MESSAGES
1. Damaging northwest wind gusts are expected in the Mojave Desert Slopes this afternoon into tonight.

2. A warming trend is anticipated today through Sunday.

3. By Sunday afternoon, high temperatures throughout Central California will be around ten degrees above normal for this time of year.

4. Dry weather will persist for the next several days.

DISCUSSION
Broad cyclonic flow aloft will prevail today and tonight.
Strong, gusty northwest winds in the Mojave Desert Slopes this morning will become more intense this afternoon. There is an 86 percent chance of wind gusts of 58 mph or higher at Mojave this evening. A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Mojave Desert slopes until 2 PM PDT this afternoon. A High Wind Warning is in effect for the Mojave Desert Slopes from 2 PM PDT this afternoon until 2 AM PDT early Wednesday morning.

An upper-level area of low pressure over the North Central United States will retrograde westward Wednesday. This cyclone aloft will settle over the Great Basin Thursday. The upper-level area of low pressure will meander around the vicinity of Central California Friday and Saturday, before progressing eastward Sunday and Monday. Although thunderstorm probabilities are not very high (less than 15 percent) in the Sierra Nevada each afternoon Friday through Sunday, there may be just enough atmospheric moisture available for a stray thunderstorm to develop, especially along the crest.

A warming trend is anticipated today through Sunday. By Sunday afternoon, high temperatures across Central California will be around ten degrees above normal for this time of year. Here are probabilities of maximum temperatures of 90 degrees or higher for select locations in the San Joaquin Valley on Sunday, May 12th, 2024:

Fresno - 81% Hanford - 81% Lemoore - 81% Delano - 81% Bakersfield - 76% Visalia - 76% Madera - 71% Porterville - 66% Merced - 56% Reedley - 56%

AVIATION
VFR conditions will prevail across Central California for at least the next 24 hours.

AIR QUALITY ISSUES
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
Wind Advisory until 2 PM PDT this afternoon for CAZ338.
High Wind Warning from 2 PM PDT this afternoon until 2 AM PDT early Wednesday morning for CAZ338.

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