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Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Santa Monica, CA

November 5, 2024 12:26 PM PST (20:26 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:16 AM   Sunset 4:58 PM
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PZZ655 Inner Waters From Point Mugu To San Mateo Pt. Ca Including Santa Catalina And Anacapa Islands- 841 Am Pst Tue Nov 5 2024

.storm warning in effect from late tonight through Thursday afternoon - .

Today - E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.

Tonight - Malibu to santa Monica and the san pedro channel, ne wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 50 kt late. Otherwise, ne wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Wed - Malibu to santa Monica and the san pedro channel, ne wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 50 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt nearshore in the afternoon. Otherwise, ne wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

Wed night - Malibu to santa Monica and the san pedro channel, ne wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt nearshore, becoming 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 50 kt late. Otherwise, ne wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Wave detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds.

Thu - Malibu to santa Monica and the san pedro channel, ne wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 50 kt possible nearshore, becoming nw 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, ne wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds.

Thu night - NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds.

Fri - NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: ne 2 ft at 5 seconds.

Fri night - NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds.

Sat - Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds.

Sat night - W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
PZZ600 841 Am Pst Tue Nov 5 2024

Synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park - At 11z, or 3 am pst, a 1029 mb surface high was 900 nw W of los angeles, while a 1016 mb surface low was over western arizona. Hazardous winds and seas are expected through the middle of this week, including possible storm force santa ana winds from pt. Mugu ca to santa cruz island, including a corridor of 20 nm to the north and south along this line. Gale force winds are also possible in the san pedro channel, including east facing harbors on catalina island. SEe mww and mws for further details on where strongest winds will impact.

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Tide / Current for Santa Monica, California
  
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Santa Monica
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Tue -- 12:03 AM PST     3.22 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:16 AM PST     2.87 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 06:17 AM PST     Sunrise
Tue -- 10:04 AM PST     5.64 feet High Tide
Tue -- 10:26 AM PST     Moonrise
Tue -- 04:56 PM PST     Sunset
Tue -- 06:07 PM PST     0.27 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:54 PM PST     Moonset
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Santa Monica, California, Tide feet
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Tide / Current for El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California
  
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El Segundo
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Tue -- 12:11 AM PST     3.08 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:27 AM PST     2.72 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 06:17 AM PST     Sunrise
Tue -- 10:14 AM PST     5.39 feet High Tide
Tue -- 10:25 AM PST     Moonrise
Tue -- 04:56 PM PST     Sunset
Tue -- 06:15 PM PST     0.26 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:54 PM PST     Moonset
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El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California, Tide feet
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Area Discussion for Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA
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FXUS66 KLOX 051743 AFDLOX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 943 AM PST Tue Nov 5 2024

SYNOPSIS
05/928 AM.

A tightening pressure difference and very cold air at higher levels across the region will bring gusty winds across the area from today through Thursday. In Los Angeles and Ventura Counties this will be a strong Santa Ana wind event and many areas will have high wind warnings and critical fire weather conditions. The high pressure will keep relative humidity very low so it will feel dry. Temperatures will be slightly below normal through Thursday.
.SHORT TERM (TDY-THU)...05/937 AM.

***UPDATE***

The forecast is still for very high winds in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties from early Wednesday morning into Thursday afternoon. Higher elevations of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, as well as the I-5 corridor, will experience gusty northerly winds today. Probably extending the area of wind advisory products tomorrow in LA Co to include the Long Beach and Palos Verdes areas.

***From Previous Discussion***

A zonal flow pattern remains in place aloft this morning as an upper-level ridge of high pressure remains over the eastern Pacific Ocean and a cold upper-level trough dives into the northern Intermountain region. Except for high level clouds, clear skies will continue with dry conditions for today.

A shortwave trough moving through the ridge along the Pacific Northwest coast will dive south through this afternoon. This will tighten the northerly surface pressure gradient through tonight and bring some gusty northerly winds through the Interstate 5 Corridor, across southern Santa Barbara County, and into the Antelope Valley this afternoon and tonight. A wind advisory remains in effect for southern Santa Barbara County and up into the interior mountains, but a wind advisory was added for the Interstate 5 Corridor and down into the Antelope Valley.

A much stronger and colder trough over the northern Intermountain region will dive south into the Great Basin while splitting off from the parent circulation. A cold air mass will settle into the Great Basin through tonight and set up surface high pressure.
Relatively warmer temperatures from the persistently stable Pacific Ocean off the California coast will set up surface low pressure and develop a Santa Ana weather pattern for Wednesday and Thursday. A tight pressure gradient will develop through Wednesday morning with plenty of upper-level wind support to support gusty Santa Ana winds developing. 850 mb thermal gradients approach 12 degrees Celsius across the San Gabriel Mountains as a cold air mass slams up against the interior slopes. A strong Santa Ana wind regime is very likely to develop between early Wednesday and Thursday. The latest high-resolution multi-model ensemble members suggest a greater than 80 percent chance of damaging wind gusts developing in the western Santa Monica and the Santa Lucia Mountains around daybreak Wednesday. This is also when NAM-WRF solutions model 950 mb winds to reach 50 knots along the Ventura- Los Angeles County border. With a 60-80 percent chance of damaging winds in the common Santa Ana wind corridor across eastern Ventura and western Los Angeles Counties, a High Wind Warning remains in effect, but the headline was moved to a slightly earlier start time as there is a moderate chance that winds could start earlier.
NAM BUFR time height section offer up a pretty distinct and rare start to the gusty northeast winds going from breezy to damaging levels in the mountain areas within three to four hours. With high- resolution multi-model ensemble members and 950 mb winds extending into the Channel Islands and likely affecting the Leo Carrillo area in Los Angeles County, the high wind warning was expanded to encompass Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands, and the Malibu Coast. In typical fashion with our stronger Santa Ana winds, advisory level winds are likely across the Antelope Valley. A wind advisory may need to be considered by future shifts.

There is a moderate chance that the beaches and the immediate coast see the warmest temperatures on Wednesday and lower confidence should be placed in the temperatures for Wednesday.
Temperatures could be cooler than forecast across the interior, the mountains, and the valley areas, while temperatures could be a couple degrees warmer than forecast at sites like Oxnard and LAX International Airport.

In the wind-sheltered areas, the dry air mass in place and less winds will combine to make radiative cooling processes more efficient. A freeze watch may be needed for the interior valley areas, such as the Antelope Valley and the southern Salinas Valley. Temperatures were nudged down and break away from NBM values to place emphasis on the wind-sheltered locations such as Ojai, Cuyama, Paso Robles, and Lompoc.

.LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...05/514 AM.

The high pressure system to the west will build in for late week and bring a warming trend across the region for Friday and Saturday. The forecast ensemble members suggest the best warming for the interior locations.

Over the weekend and into early next week, a series of troughs should drop into the region. Forecast ensembles highlight the second one on Veterans Day or Tuesday as the one that could bring some rain to the area. Operational GFS solutions would produce a wet solution, but the control solution looks to be an outlier as most of the ensemble members trend dry. Meanwhile, all of the EPS members go dry except for some PoPs along the northern slopes. For now, the forecast goes with NBM values for PoPs early next week.
There is a better chance of a cooler air mass with more gusty winds during this time period. EPS ensemble members offer up a 30 percent chance of stronger northerly wind event through the Interstate 5 Corridor and across southern Santa Barbara County.
For now, the forecast goes with NBM values for the period.

AVIATION
05/1742Z.

At 1500Z at KLAX, there no marine layer. The surface based inversion top was at 3300 ft with a temperature of 16 C.

High confidence in KPRB, KSBP, KSMX, and KSBA. For SBA and SLO counties, moderate LLWS and UDDF possible after 23Z.

Moderate confidence in remaining TAFs. Timing of wind changes could be off by +/- 2 hours for Ventura and LA County TAFS as N-NE winds start to pick up late in the period. For Ventura and LA County, moderate LLWS and UDDF possible after 05Z Wed, strongest in LA County valleys and deserts, and Ventura County sites.

KLAX...Moderate to high confidence in TAF. From 06Z to 16Z Wednesday, there is a 30% chance of an east wind component of 8 kt.

KBUR...Moderate confidence in TAF. Moderate wind shear after 05Z Wednesday is possible. Timing in wind group changes may be off +/- 2 hours, and maximum gusts may be off by 5-10 kts.

MARINE
05/942 AM.

For the Outer Waters, Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level winds and seas near or above 10 feet are likely much of the time through Wednesday. For the southern outer waters (PZZ676), there is a 50-60% chance end Gale Force gusts early Wednesday into Thursday afternoon, with a lull possible Wednesday afternoon. Otherwise, conds are expected to drop below SCA levels Wednesday night through Friday night, with a 20% chance of SCA level winds possible Saturday.

For the Inner Waters along the Central Coast, buoy observations of 10 ft+ seas have warranted a SCA for PZZ645 until 9pm PST today.
Otherwise, expect winds to remain under SCA criteria levels through the period.

For the Santa Barbara Channel, during the late night through morning hours Tuesday night through Thursday morning, there is a 50-60% chance of STORM FORCE WINDS from Pt. Mugu CA to Santa Cruz Island, including a corridor of 20 NM to the north and south along this line. Nearshore waters will be impacted, and very choppy seas are likely. Conds are then expected to be below SCA levels Thursday night through Saturday night.

For the southern inner waters, conds are expected to be below SCA levels through this evening. Late tonight through Thursday morning, SCA to STORM FORCE (50-60%) level NE winds are expected for the waters from Point Mugu to Santa Monica and out to Santa Cruz Island and in the San Pedro Channel. Conditions will be strongest early Wednesday morning into afternoon, and again early Thursday morning thru early afternoon. Local gusts up to 50 knots are likely (50-60% chance) nearshore below canyons and passes from Pt. Mugu CA to Santa Cruz Island, including a corridor of 20 NM to the north and south along this line. There is a 50% chance of 35 knot gusts in the San Pedro Channel, and a 30-40% chance of gusts up to 35 knots out to Catalina Island. Hazardous and choppy seas of at least 5 to 7 feet will be possible during the peak winds. Conds are then expected to be below SCA levels Thursday night through Saturday night.

LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Wind Advisory remains in effect from 4 AM Wednesday to 4 PM PST Thursday for zones 87-356-357-368-373-381-382-548. (See LAXNPWLOX).
High Wind Warning remains in effect from 2 AM Wednesday to 4 PM PST Thursday for zones 88-354-355-358-362-369>372-374>380-550. (See LAXNPWLOX).
High Surf Advisory in effect until 9 AM PST Wednesday for zones 340-346. (See LAXCFWLOX).
Wind Advisory remains in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Wednesday for zones 342-345-349>353. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Wind Advisory remains in effect until midnight PST tonight for zones 376-378-381-383. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Wind Advisory in effect until midnight PST tonight for zone 381. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Red Flag Warning in effect from 4 AM Wednesday to 6 PM PST Thursday for zones 288-354-355-358-362-369>375-377>382-548. (See LAXRFWLOX).
Red Flag Warning in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Wednesday for zones 342-345-349>353. (See LAXRFWLOX).
Red Flag Warning in effect from 7 AM Wednesday to noon PST Thursday for zones 356-357-368. (See LAXRFWLOX).
Red Flag Warning in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 6 PM PST Thursday for zone 376. (See LAXRFWLOX).
PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 9 PM PST this evening for zone 645. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 PM PST Wednesday for zones 670-673. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 2 AM PST Wednesday for zone 676. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Gale Warning in effect from 2 AM Wednesday to 4 PM PST Thursday for zone 676. (See LAXMWWLOX).


Weather Reporting Stations
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Stations Dist Age Wind AirWater WavesinHgDewPt
ICAC1 - 9410840 - Santa Monica Pier 1 mi56 min 63°F 58°F29.97
46268 3 mi56 min 61°F 60°F2 ft
46221 - Santa Monica Bay, CA (028) 12 mi30 min 61°F3 ft
BAXC1 22 mi74 minSSE 6G8
PXAC1 22 mi68 minSE 5.1G8
PSXC1 23 mi56 minS 5.1G7
PFDC1 24 mi68 minESE 4.1G6
PFXC1 24 mi56 minS 4.1G4.1 64°F 29.96
AGXC1 25 mi68 minSE 1.9G2.9 66°F
PRJC1 26 mi56 minS 2.9G4.1
46256 27 mi30 min 63°F2 ft
46222 - San Pedro, CA (092) 29 mi30 min 62°F2 ft
46253 35 mi30 min 62°F2 ft


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