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| Sunrise 6:36AM | Sunset 7:15PM | Thursday April 2, 2020 1:01 PM PDT (20:01 UTC) | Moonrise 1:19PM | Moonset 3:03AM | Illumination 73% |  |
PZZ655 Inner Waters From Point Mugu To San Mateo Pt. Ca Including Santa Catalina And Anacapa Islands- 911 Am Pdt Thu Apr 2 2020
Today..NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Tonight..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Fri..E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Fri night..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Sat..E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Sat night..W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds, subsiding to 2 ft at 7 seconds after midnight. S swell 2 ft.
Sun..SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of rain.
Mon..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 3 ft and S 2 ft. Rain likely.
Today..NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Tonight..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Fri..E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Fri night..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Sat..E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Sat night..W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds, subsiding to 2 ft at 7 seconds after midnight. S swell 2 ft.
Sun..SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of rain.
Mon..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 3 ft and S 2 ft. Rain likely.
PZZ600 911 Am Pdt Thu Apr 2 2020
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 1027 mb surface high was 450 nm west of seattle and a 1004 mb low was in az. This high pressure area will persist through most of the week and will keep persistent northwest flow and steep seas through Saturday.
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 1027 mb surface high was 450 nm west of seattle and a 1004 mb low was in az. This high pressure area will persist through most of the week and will keep persistent northwest flow and steep seas through Saturday.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Signal Hill, CA
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Area Discussion for - Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1109 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2020
SYNOPSIS. 02/853 AM.
Temperatures will be near normal Today and Friday. Areas of overnight to morning fog are expected for coastal Los Angeles and Ventura Counties through the rest of the week. By Sunday, a storm system will bring clouds, rain, and cooling. Rain will spread through the region from north to south Sunday and Monday.
SHORT TERM (TDY-SAT). 02/858 AM.
***UPDATE***
No impactful changes to the previous short-term forecast. The stratus has been clearing pretty quickly from inland areas per satellite imagery and should clear to near the coast by around 11 am.
***From Previous Discussion***
A decent eddy has spun up a 2000 ft marine layer and a resultant stratus deck which will, by dawn, cover most of the coasts and vlys of LA/VTA counties. Moderate onshore flow to the east has pushed enough moisture into the Santa Ynez vly to create a back building stratus deck there. Northerly flow from the San Joaquin Vly has brought some low clouds to the SLO/SBA/VTA/Kern junction. Moderate offshore grads from KSMX to KSBA and KBFL to KSBA has generated areas of gusty advisory level north winds across the SBA south coast. Otherwise the state sits under dry NW flow and except for the morning stratus skies will be sunny. The eddy and marine layer will bring 2 to 4 degrees of cooling to csts and vlys of VTA and LA counties. The interior will cool 6 to 12 degrees as cool air pours in from the north. The Central Coast will warm 2 to 4 degrees as yesterdays strong onshore flow relaxes.
There will be less marine layer tonight as offshore flow sets up as sfc high pressure develops over Srn NV. There will be enough of an eddy left over to bring some low clouds to the LA coast and San Gabriel Vly. The northerly offshore flow will be a little stronger and there will likely be low end advisory gusts not only across the SBA south coast but through the i-5 corridor as well.
Friday will be sunny save for the little bit of stratus. The offshore flow will not bring as much warming as it might because hgts will be falling as the southern end of a humongous low centered over Nrn Alberta moves through the state.
Hgts continue to fall and the upper flow turns more to a W to east direction as well as becoming a little more cyclonic Friday night. This along with onshore trends will gin up a good sized marine layer stratus deck which will cover much of the csts/vly of VTA county and perhaps the SBA south coast as well. Weak offshore flow from KBFL to KSMX will likely keep the clouds away from the Central Coast. Clouds will increase through the day as an upper low approaches from the NW. Max temps will cool 2 to 4 degrees and max temps will be 3 to 6 degrees blo normal. There is a slim chc that NW SLO county could see some light rain late in the afternoon.
LONG TERM (SUN-WED). 02/319 AM.
A cold upper low will bring a late season storm to the area starting on Sunday.
The GFS and the EC are still not in the best agreement but are much closer than they have been. The ensemble spreads have been narrowing as well so there is much better confidence in the forecast through Monday.
The 531 DM upper low will move to a position 80 miles west of the OR/CA state line late Saturday night. Moist westerly flow will move over the Central Coast and there is a chc that light rain will develop over SLO county after midnight.
The low will not move too much on Sunday but the moist cyclonic flow will overspread all of SoCal. Hgts fall to 556 DM. An abundance of mid level cloudy will make it a cloudy day. Max temp will be in the 60s across all non mountain areas. Light rain will likely fall over SLO and SBA counties esp in the afternoon. There is a chc VTA county will see some rain in the afternoon but only a slight chc for LA county.
Things get interesting Sunday night and Monday. The EC and the GFS begin to disagree with the EC moving the upper low slower than the GFS. But both mdls predict that the upper low will move southward down the coast. It will move a good amount of PVA, decent sub tropical jet dynamics over the area in its strengthening SW flow. Most importantly it will entrain a small plume of moisture from the Pacific. Rain will almost certainly spread over the entire area Sunday night. The period of most intense rain will be between Midnight and Noon Monday. During this time there will be good southerly low level flow which will greatly enhance the rainfall rates and totals over the south facing slopes from Santa Ynez range to the San Gabriels. The operational GFS is about 6 hours faster than the EC but the GFS ensemble mean is slower more like the EC so think the slower solution is the one to go with which mean there will be more rainfall. The heavier rain will move out of SLO and Nrn SBA counties early in the afternoon (maybe late morning) and then will end over LA county late in the afternoon. There will be plenty of showers continuing overnight as the upper low will either be over SBA county (GFS) or west of SLO county (EC)
Higher rainfall amounts seem like a good idea now. The flatter areas of the coasts and vlys should get about an inch of rain plus or minus a few tenths. The south facing slopes from SBA to LA county should receive 2 to 3 inches of rain. The interior will likely see a half to three quarters of an inch.
There will be snow with this system and snow levels will be low for April but do not expect snow on the major passes. Snow levels are expected to start out at 6000' and then lower to about 4500 ft by Monday. This storm will likely bring quite a bit of snow to elevations above 6000 feet and a Winter Storm watch will likely be issued in the near future.
Lower confidence in the Tue/Wed forecast as the GFS and EC are at odds with each other (although in better agreement than they were last night) Both forecast that the upper low will hang around SW corner of the country. The EC soln is more over CA and brings more showers to SoCal. If the cold core of the low is more overhead it will generate a risk of TSTMs. For now kept the forecast pretty general with cloudy conditions and a chc of showers.
Max temps will be 10 to 20 degrees blo normal through the period.
AVIATION. 02/1808Z.
At 1523Z at KLAX, the marine layer was 4300 feet deep. The top of the inversion was around 5400 feet with a temperature of 9 C.
Moderate confidence in TAFs south of Point Conception and high confidence in TAFs northward/desert sites. For all sites currently with MVFR/VFR cigs, clearing may occur an hour or more later than forecast.
KLAX . Moderate confidence in TAF. Clearing of cigs may occur as late as 21Z. There is a 30 percent chance of an east wind component of 8 kt after 12Z.
KBUR . Moderate confidence in TAF. Clearing of cigs may occur as late as 22Z.
MARINE. 02/916 AM.
High confidence in the current forecast. Strong northwest flow will persist through the remainder of the week, keeping at least Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level conditions over the outer waters from the Central Coast to San Nicolas Island through Saturday. These winds will generate a short period steep swell over ALL coastal waters through Saturday. Gale force gusts are likely to continue over the southern portion from Point Conception to San Nicolas Island through this morning. There is a 50% chance of gale force gusts this afternoon and evening and again on Friday, especially for the southern portion. The gusty northwest flow will also likely bring SCA level conditions to the western portion of the Santa Barbara Channel for the afternoon and evening hours today and Friday. After Saturday, conditions will likely remain below SCA level everywhere.
SE winds will also impact the San Pedro Channel each morning through Saturday, and could locally approach 15 kt at times. A storm system is expected early next week bringing a chance of rain over all of the coastal waters.
LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. CA . NONE. PZ . Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 AM PDT Friday for zone 645. (See LAXMWWLOX). Small Craft Advisory in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Friday for zone 650. (See LAXMWWLOX). Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 PM PDT Saturday for zone 670. (See LAXMWWLOX).
.HAZARD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK (SAT-WED).
Rain, possibly heavy at times, and mountain snow are expected Sunday through Monday and possibly through mid week causing road hazards.
PUBLIC . Rorke/jld AVIATION . Sweet/Stewart MARINE . Sweet/Stewart SYNOPSIS . jld
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Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| PFXC1 | 2 mi | 313 min | SSE 1 G 1.9 | |||||
| PRJC1 | 2 mi | 313 min | Calm G 1 | |||||
| PSXC1 | 2 mi | 313 min | SE 2.9 G 4.1 | |||||
| BAXC1 | 3 mi | 367 min | E 5.1 G 5.1 | |||||
| 46256 | 4 mi | 301 min | 60°F | 5 ft | ||||
| PFDC1 | 4 mi | 367 min | ENE 1.9 G 2.9 | |||||
| AGXC1 | 5 mi | 367 min | SSW 1 G 1 | |||||
| PXAC1 | 5 mi | 367 min | ESE 2.9 G 5.1 | |||||
| OHBC1 - 9410660 - Los Angeles, CA | 6 mi | 319 min | 61°F | 1014 hPa | ||||
| 46222 - San Pedro, CA (092) | 12 mi | 308 min | 59°F | 4 ft | ||||
| 46253 | 13 mi | 303 min | 59°F | 5 ft | ||||
| ICAC1 - 9410840 - Santa Monica Pier | 24 mi | 313 min | ESE 2.9 G 5.1 | 61°F | 61°F | 1014.1 hPa | ||
| 46221 - Santa Monica Bay, CA (028) | 25 mi | 305 min | 59°F | 4 ft | ||||
| 46025 - Santa Monica Basin - 33NM West Southwest of Santa Monica, CA | 46 mi | 291 min | NNW 7.8 G 9.7 | 57°F | 60°F | 1014.2 hPa | 55°F |
Wind History for Los Angeles Pier S, CA
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | |
| Last 24hr | S G13 | S G12 | S G12 | S G12 | S G12 | S | S G8 | S G8 | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE G10 | SE | S | S | S | SE | SE | SE | E | SE G10 | SE G9 | S G12 |
| 1 day ago | SE | S G11 | SW G8 | W G8 | NW G9 | NW G11 | NW G6 | N | W | N | SE | E | SE | SE | SE | SE G7 | SE G8 | SE | SE G5 | SE G5 | SE | SE | S G8 | S G9 |
| 2 days ago | S | S G11 | SW G12 | W | W G11 | NW G12 | NW G11 | NW G9 | NW G8 | -- | NE | N | N | NE | -- | W | NW | S | N | N | E | -- | S | S |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Long Beach, Long Beach Airport, CA | 5 mi | 68 min | S 7 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 65°F | 51°F | 61% | 1015.1 hPa |
| Los Alamitos Army Airfield, CA | 7 mi | 63 min | SSW 12 | 7.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 64°F | 47°F | 55% | 1015.2 hPa |
| Torrance, Zamperini Field Airport, CA | 8 mi | 74 min | ESE 9 G 15 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 66°F | 55°F | 68% | 1015.2 hPa |
| Fullerton, Fullerton Municipal Airport, CA | 13 mi | 68 min | SSW 6 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 66°F | 51°F | 59% | 1014.5 hPa |
| Hawthorne, Hawthorne Municipal Airport, CA | 14 mi | 68 min | W 7 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 64°F | 51°F | 63% | 1015.1 hPa |
| John Wayne-Orange County Airport, CA | 17 mi | 68 min | S 14 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 68°F | 52°F | 57% | 1014.9 hPa |
| Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, CA | 17 mi | 68 min | S 9 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 67°F | 53°F | 61% | 1014.9 hPa |
| Los Angeles / USC Campus Downtown, CA | 19 mi | 69 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 70°F | 48°F | 47% | 1014.2 hPa |
| El Monte, CA | 24 mi | 76 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 66°F | 48°F | 52% | 1014.9 hPa |
| Santa Monica, Santa Monica Municipal Airport, CA | 24 mi | 70 min | SW 9 | 10.00 mi | Partly Cloudy | 64°F | 53°F | 68% | 1014.8 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KLGB
Wind History from LGB (wind in knots)
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| Last 24hr | SW | S | SW | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | E | E | SE | E | Calm | Calm | Calm | S | S | S | S |
| 1 day ago | SE | S | S | NW | W | NW | Calm | NW | NW | Calm | SE | Calm | Calm | S | S | S | SE | E | Calm | Calm | S | SE | S | |
| 2 days ago | SW | S | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | N | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | W | Calm |
Tide / Current Tables for Long Beach, Outer Harbor, Pier A, California
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Thu -- 03:03 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 04:48 AM PDT 4.28 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:38 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 12:36 PM PDT -0.06 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 01:18 PM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 07:14 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 07:34 PM PDT 3.52 feet High Tide
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Thu -- 03:03 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 04:48 AM PDT 4.28 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:38 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 12:36 PM PDT -0.06 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 01:18 PM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 07:14 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 07:34 PM PDT 3.52 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0 | -0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
Tide / Current Tables for Los Angeles, California
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Thu -- 03:03 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 04:44 AM PDT 4.46 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:38 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 12:28 PM PDT -0.06 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 01:19 PM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 07:14 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 07:31 PM PDT 3.66 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 03:03 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 04:44 AM PDT 4.46 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:38 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 12:28 PM PDT -0.06 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 01:19 PM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 07:14 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 07:31 PM PDT 3.66 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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| 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0 | -0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3 | 2.7 |
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