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| Sunrise 5:44AM | Sunset 8:08PM | Friday July 3, 2020 8:36 PM PDT (03:36 UTC) | Moonrise 7:04PM | Moonset 4:16AM | Illumination 98% |  |
PZZ655 Inner Waters From Point Mugu To San Mateo Pt. Ca Including Santa Catalina And Anacapa Islands- 819 Pm Pdt Fri Jul 3 2020
Tonight..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 3 to 4 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Sat..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 3 to 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Sat night..W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Sun..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 in the morning.
Sun night..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. 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.
Mon..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming sw 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Mon night..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Tue..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Wed..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft.
Tonight..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 3 to 4 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Sat..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 3 to 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Sat night..W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Sun..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 in the morning.
Sun night..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. 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.
Mon..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming sw 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Mon night..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Tue..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Wed..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft.
PZZ600 819 Pm Pdt Fri Jul 3 2020
Synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park..At 03z, or 8 pm pdt, a 1028 mb high was located in the gulf of alaska and a 1010 mb thermal low was over nevada. The high will build toward the west coast, causing increasing nw winds across the coastal waters over the weekend, along with building steep seas.
Synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park..At 03z, or 8 pm pdt, a 1028 mb high was located in the gulf of alaska and a 1010 mb thermal low was over nevada. The high will build toward the west coast, causing increasing nw winds across the coastal waters over the weekend, along with building steep seas.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Hacienda Heights, CA
Hourly EDIT HelpArea Discussion for - Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 749 PM PDT Fri Jul 3 2020
SYNOPSIS. 03/511 PM.
A warming trend will continue through the weekend as high pressure builds aloft. Significant warming is expected inland, with highs 3-8 degrees above normal through Monday. Marine layer clouds will affect some beaches south of Santa Barbara through Monday, with gusty Sundowner winds Sunday evening into early Monday. A cooling trend is expected by mid week, with more widespread low clouds for the coast and valleys.
SHORT TERM (FRI-MON). 03/741 PM.
***UPDATE***
Only minor changes in the weather this evening compared to 24 hours ago. Gusty onshore winds are slightly weaker thanks to weakening onshore pressure gradients, with peak gusts up to 38 mph in the Antelope Valley. The low cloud pattern is also similar, with a stratus deck pushed way offshore, except along the Central Coast between Arroyo Grande and Point Arguello, extending a few miles onshore. Low clouds tonight are expected to be limited to coastal areas, with a better chance of fog and perhaps locally dense fog. Some areas may not see low clouds, including the SBA South Coast and likely the Ventura Coast.
An upper ridge centered southeast of the area will continue to build over the area from that direction, helping to decrease the onshore trends, and suppressing the marine layer. Expect areas away from the coast to see a warming and drying trend through Monday.
***From Previous Discussion***
Upper level ridging is forecast to build over the region through Sun, with H5 heights increasing to 590-591 dm over the weekend. The ridge will remain over the area into Mon but weaken very slightly with H5 heights lowering to around 589 dm.
The upper level ridging will help to continue lowering the marine inversion thanks to heating in the boundary layer. The inversion depth should lower further to surface-based N of Point Conception and to around 700 ft or less S of Point Conception tonight through Sun, with little change expected into Mon. Low clouds and fog should affect parts of the Central Coast and mainly coastal areas of VTU/L.A. Counties tonight into Sat morning, and just the VTU/L.A. County coast and partially into the San Gabriel Vly Sat night into Sun morning. There should be a slight expansion of the low clouds Sun night into Mon morning and should affect the SBA County Central Coast, the VTU/L.A. County coast, and lower parts of the San Gabriel Vly. Otherwise, mostly clear skies expected.
Afternoon W-E onshore pressure gradients (LAX-DAG) will weaken slightly Sat to around 7.6 mb according to the NAM, with little change on Sun, and a slight increase to +8.1 mb Mon. There should also be offshore gradients for SMX-BFL by early Sat then continue into Sun. Breezy to locally gusty SW-NW afternoon and early evening winds will continue thru Mon for the coast, vlys and foothills. Stronger W-NW winds are expected in the mtns and deserts at times Sat night into Sun night. Night and morning offshore flow at lower levels is forecast as well by the NAM from later tonight into Mon morning over SLO/SBA Counties and interior VTU County. Locally gusty sub-advisory N canyon winds will be possible for the SBA S coast and mtns mainly W of Goleta Sat evening and Sun evening.
With 950 mb and boundary layer temps warming up quite a bit over the next couple of days, there will be significant warming away from the coast. Temps are forecast to be about 3-8 deg degrees above seasonal norms for many areas Sat and Sun, and about 2-6 deg above normal on Mon. Highs in the warmest vlys and lower mtns should be in the 90s to around 102 Sat and Sun, and mostly in the 90s on Mon. The hottest temps over the weekend will be in the SLO/SBA County interior vlys and Antelope vly.
LONG TERM (TUE-FRI). 03/135 PM.
The EC and GFS are in generally good agreement for the extended period. Upper level troffiness will move back into the region for Tue and Wed, with H5 heights lowering to 586-589 dm or so. Generally flat upper level ridging can be expected Thu and Fri, with H5 heights increasing to around 590-592 dm by Fri, altho the EC was more bullish with the ridging Fri (H5 heights up to 596 dm). The EC would be the warmer solution for Fri but for now went with a blend of the EC and GFS.
The marine inversion should remain rather shallow Tue, then increase to probably 1500-2000 ft deep Wed before lowering again Thu and Fri. Night and morning low clouds and fog should affect parts of the Central coast, the coast of VTU/L.A. Counties and lower portions of the San Gabriel Vly Mon night into Tue and again Wed night into Fri. More extensive low clouds and fog are expected Tue night into Wed and should affect the coast and many of the vlys. Otherwise, mostly clear skies will continue.
Temps are expected to be near normal to slightly below normal Tue thru Thu, then warm to slightly above normal Fri. Highs in the warmest vlys and lower mtns should reach the 80s to lower 90s Tue thru Thu, and in the 90s on Fri except near 100 in the Antelope Vly.
AVIATION. 04/0007Z.
At 2300Z at KLAX . The inversion was 1200 feet deep. The top of the inversion was around 1600 feet with a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius.
Overall . Low confidence in coastal TAFs and high confidence for the valleys and desert. IFR/LIFR conditions may return to coastal sites, south of KSBP, but there is a 40% chance that any site may remain clear. Otherwise, late onset is expected of any cigs that do occur, but with low certainty in timing. High confidence in VFR conditions for the valleys and deserts, with gusty SW winds for KPMD and KWJF.
KLAX . Low to moderate confidence in the 00Z TAF. IFR conditions may return from 08Z to 17Z, but there is a 40% chance the cigs are periodic or that conditions remain VFR. There will not be any east winds greater than 8 kts.
KBUR . High confidence in the 00Z TAF with VFR conditions through the period.
MARINE. 03/744 PM.
Across the outer waters . Winds will increase to Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level this afternoon in the northern outer waters, then the winds will increase across all of the outer waters Saturday afternoon and will likely reach gale level Saturday night. Winds will diminish to SCA level Monday morning and will remain SCA level through at least Wednesday.
Across the nearshore waters of the Central Coast . There is a forty percent chance of winds increasing to SCA level Saturday afternoon and a seventy percent chance on Sunday afternoon. The winds will then likely continue at advisory level through at least Wednesday, primarily during the afternoon and evening hours.
Across the inner waters south of Point Conception . From Point Conception to Point Mugu, winds will likely increase to SCA level during the afternoon and evening hours of Sunday through Wednesday. Otherwise and elsewhere, conditions will remain below SCA level.
Patchy fog, locally dense with visibility under one mile, will continue through the week. The poorest visibility and most widely spread conditions will occur in the overnight and morning hours.
A long period south swell will affect the area into early next week, creating large waves nearshore and hazards to drifting boaters.
BEACHES. 03/125 PM.
Strong rip currents along with elevated surf will arrive this afternoon through early Monday at Southern California beaches. A long-period south swell will peak tonight into Saturday night at 3 to 4 feet with periods of 16 to 18 seconds. This will bring elevated surf to south facing beaches. Surf of 4 to 6 feet with local sets to 7 feet will arrive across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, and 6 to 9 feet on the Central Coast. The Santa Barbara South Coast will see minimal impacts from this swell due to blockage from the Channel Islands, but local sets to 5 feet and hazardous rip currents are possible near Rincon Point.
The peak of the event will occur on Saturday, and waves up to 8 feet are possible for the most exposed beaches like Zuma Beach, so there is a small chance of a High Surf Advisory but that kind of surf should be localized.
Pay attention to beach closures this weekend. In addition to large surf and strong rip currents, dangerous breaking waves from long period waves have a history of causing ocean rescues and drownings. Stay off the rocks and jetties near the water.
LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. CA . Beach Hazards Statement in effect through Monday morning for zones 34-35-40-41-87. (See LAXCFWLOX). PZ . Small Craft Advisory in effect until 9 PM PDT Saturday for zone 670. (See LAXMWWLOX). Gale Watch in effect from Saturday evening through late Sunday night for zones 670-673. (See LAXMWWLOX).
.HAZARD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK (MON-FRI).
Gusty winds are likely Monday over the Antelope Valley and southern Santa Barbara County which may lead to hazardous driving conditions. Elevated surf will affect south facing beaches into Monday morning. Large high tides may result in tidal overflow in vulnerable low lying areas. Strong rip currents are likely Sunday night and Monday.
PUBLIC . Sirard/Smith AVIATION . Smith MARINE . Kj/Smith BEACHES . Kittell/Smith/Kj SYNOPSIS . Smith
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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 |
| PSXC1 | 20 mi | 67 min | WNW 8 G 12 | |||||
| BAXC1 | 21 mi | 121 min | N 9.9 G 11 | |||||
| PFXC1 | 21 mi | 67 min | NNW 8 G 9.9 | |||||
| PRJC1 | 21 mi | 67 min | W 8 G 8.9 | |||||
| PFDC1 | 22 mi | 121 min | NNW 5.1 G 6 | |||||
| PXAC1 | 22 mi | 121 min | NNW 7 G 8.9 | |||||
| 46256 | 23 mi | 41 min | 64°F | 4 ft | ||||
| AGXC1 | 24 mi | 121 min | WSW 9.9 G 12 | |||||
| OHBC1 - 9410660 - Los Angeles, CA | 24 mi | 49 min | 65°F | 1014.2 hPa | ||||
| ICAC1 - 9410840 - Santa Monica Pier | 27 mi | 49 min | 65°F | 67°F | 1014.4 hPa | |||
| 46222 - San Pedro, CA (092) | 31 mi | 47 min | 69°F | 3 ft | ||||
| 46253 | 31 mi | 71 min | 68°F | 4 ft | ||||
| 46221 - Santa Monica Bay, CA (028) | 35 mi | 74 min | 67°F | 3 ft |
Wind History for Los Angeles Pier S, CA
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 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 | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | |
| Last 24hr | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | NW | NW | NW G8 | NW G8 | SW | S | S | SE | SW G5 | NW G9 | NW G9 | NW G8 | NW G8 | W | NW G7 | NW G14 |
| 1 day ago | SW | N | N | -- | SE | SE | E | E G4 | SE G4 | S G7 | SE | SE | S | S G8 | S | S G10 | S G9 | S G12 | SW G13 | S G11 | W G9 | NW G11 | NW G10 | W G8 |
| 2 days ago | S G7 | S | S G9 | S G9 | S | S G11 | S G12 | S | S G9 | S | SW |
Airport Reports
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Wind History from EMT (wind in knots)
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| Last 24hr | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | S | S | SW | S | SW | |||||||||||||||
| 1 day ago | SW | S | SE | S | SE | Calm | S | S | S | SW | SW | |||||||||||||
| 2 days ago | SW | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | S | SW | S | SW | SW |
Tide / Current Tables for Long Beach, Inner Harbor, California
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Fri -- 03:14 AM PDT -1.00 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:17 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 05:47 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 09:41 AM PDT 3.75 feet High Tide
Fri -- 02:17 PM PDT 1.97 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:03 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 08:07 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 08:37 PM PDT 6.52 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 03:14 AM PDT -1.00 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:17 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 05:47 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 09:41 AM PDT 3.75 feet High Tide
Fri -- 02:17 PM PDT 1.97 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:03 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 08:07 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 08:37 PM PDT 6.52 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 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
Tide / Current Tables for Long Beach, Outer Harbor, Pier A, California
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Fri -- 03:17 AM PDT -1.00 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:17 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 05:47 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 09:40 AM PDT 3.75 feet High Tide
Fri -- 02:20 PM PDT 1.97 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:03 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 08:07 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 08:36 PM PDT 6.52 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 03:17 AM PDT -1.00 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:17 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 05:47 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 09:40 AM PDT 3.75 feet High Tide
Fri -- 02:20 PM PDT 1.97 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:03 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 08:07 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 08:36 PM PDT 6.52 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 |
| 2.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
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