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| Sunrise 6:43AM | Sunset 7:18PM | Tuesday March 31, 2020 12:39 PM PDT (19:39 UTC) | Moonrise 11:26AM | Moonset 1:19AM | Illumination 52% |  |
PZZ650 East Santa Barbara Channel From Pt. Conception To Pt. Mugu Ca Including Santa Cruz Island- 920 Am Pdt Tue Mar 31 2020
.small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon through late tonight...
Today..NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon.
Tonight..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds.
Wed..N winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds.
Wed night..Western portion, nw winds 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Thu..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Thu night..Western portion, nw winds 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds.
Fri..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft.
Sat..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft.
.small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon through late tonight...
Today..NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon.
Tonight..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds.
Wed..N winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds.
Wed night..Western portion, nw winds 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Thu..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Thu night..Western portion, nw winds 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds.
Fri..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft.
Sat..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft.
PZZ600 920 Am Pdt Tue Mar 31 2020
Synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park..At 15z, or 8 am pdt, a 1030 mb high pressure center remains about 900 nm west of point conception. Northwest flow will increase across the coastal waters today. Gale force winds are possible later today and tomorrow across the outer waters.
Synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park..At 15z, or 8 am pdt, a 1030 mb high pressure center remains about 900 nm west of point conception. Northwest flow will increase across the coastal waters today. Gale force winds are possible later today and tomorrow across the outer waters.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Oxnard, 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 Issued by National Weather Service San Francisco CA 1114 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2020
SYNOPSIS. 31/106 AM.
Conditions will be warm and dry through Saturday then there is a slight chance of rain across the region late Sunday through early Tuesday. Temperatures will be cooler as the weak storm moves through but any snow will be well above the major passes.
SHORT TERM (TDY-THU). 31/938 AM.
Morning satellite imagery reveals filtered sunshine covering most of the region as widespread high clouds fill in from the SW. These high clouds are associated weak upper level low approaching far Southern California/Northern Baja. Additionally, patchy fog is also showing up in the Southern Salinas Valley and Paso Robles region. The Paso Robles Airport had reported dense earlier this morning, but latest observations shows rapid improvement. The fog will likely dissipate by 10 AM at the latest. The bigger weather impact today will be gusty offshore flow for southern SB County and the I5 Corridor later this afternoon. This will likely be a short fused wind event and will require a low end wind advisory to be issued. Per hi-res models and gradient strength wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible. Current thinking is wind advisory this afternoon through the middle of the night.
***From Previous Discussion***
Dry NW flow over the area. Some high clouds are spilling off of a weak disturbance to the SW and this will make skies partly cloudy today. There will be weak offshore flow this morning both from the east and north and this along will 578 DM hgts will make it the warmest day of the next 7. Almost all non mountain temps will be in the 70s and would not be surprised if a location or two hit 80 today.
A barely perceptible disturbance will move over the area this afternoon. It will do nothing except to increase the NW to N winds across the area. Gusty winds will develop across the SBA south coast (esp the Gaviota area), the I-5 corridor and the NW portion of the Antelope Vly. Some low end advisories may be needed in these areas. The eddy will be a little stronger and there will likely bring some stratus to the LA coast and San Gabriel Vly.
Not much change on Wednesday. Skies will be sunny save for the patches of morning low clouds. Max temps will fall 2 to 4 degrees as the hgts fall and may fall even more if the hgt falls come a little sooner than fcst.
Still gusty but slightly weaker winds again on tap for Wednesday night as the northerly grads relax some. A better eddy will bring more in the way of low clouds to the LA cst and lower vlys and perhaps into the VTA coast as well.
Not expecting much in the way of clouds on Thursday but a little trof will ripple over the state and usher in a little more cool air. Expect max temps to drop a few more degrees and end up 3 to 6 degrees blo normal.
LONG TERM (FRI-MON). 31/312 AM.
Hgts rise just a touch on Friday and max temps will nose up 1 to 2 degrees under mostly clear skies.
The EC and the GFS are not in the best of agreement on Saturday but both mdls have some sort of trof moving through the north of the state something late morning through early evening. All and all not the greatest of effects on the days weather. Skies will probably turn partly cloudy and max temps will sag down 2 to 4 degrees maybe a little more or maybe a little less depending on the onset of the lower hgts. The faster GFS would lead to a cooler day.
The EC and the GFS are struggling to figure out to handle the track of a cold upper low rotating out of BC. There has been little in the way of agreement between the mdls or from run to run. The ensembles, as is ofter the case when operational mdls are confused, have a much larger than normal solution spread.
The EC is the wetter of the two mdls but the GFS has trended toward the EC soln. Pretty sure every area will see some rain during the 48 hour period just not sure how much or exactly when. For now will broad brush in clouds and chc pops and wait for the mdls to converge on a solution.
Cooler for sure with max temps around 10 degrees blo normal.
AVIATION. 31/1814Z.
At 18z at KLAX . little change in depth of the marine inversion since morning. VFR for the forecast period.
Overall . Moderate confidence in the current TAFs. VFR at all area terminals as of 18z, at KPRB there is a thirty percent chance of LIFR/IFR returning after 01/12z. There is a twenty percent chance of IFR/MVFR CIGs after 11z at KSBP, KSMX, KSMO, KLAX, AND KLGB. Otherwise and elsewhere VFR conditions will prevail.
LAX . Moderate confidence in the current TAF. VFR then there is a twenty percent chance of IFR/MVFR CIGs after 01/11z. There is a less than ten percent chance of east winds greater than 8 knots 01/08z- 16z.
BUR . High confidence in the current TAF. VFR conditions will prevail throughout the forecast period.
MARINE. 31/945 AM.
For the outer waters . Conditions will be elevated to at least Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level through Saturday with the winds likely to increase to gale force this afternoon through late tomorrow, especially north of Point Sal. There is a thirty five percent chance that any gales will linger into Thursday night.
For the inner waters . For the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel, SCA level winds are likely today through Saturday, mostly during the late afternoon and evening hours. Additionally, SCA level winds are expected to develop this afternoon north of Point Sal before winds diminish late tonight. Elsewhere, winds and seas will remain below SCA levels through Friday with a forty percent chance of the winds becoming SCA level on Saturday.
There will be hazardous short period seas under 9 seconds this week across most of the waters
LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. CA . NONE. PZ . Small Craft Advisory in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Wednesday for zones 645-650. (See LAXMWWLOX). Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 PM PDT this afternoon for zones 670-673-676. (See LAXMWWLOX). Gale Warning in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Thursday for zones 670-673-676. (See LAXMWWLOX).
.HAZARD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK (THU-MON).
No significant hazards expected.
PUBLIC . MM/Rorke AVIATION . Canepa/Kj MARINE . AS/Kj SYNOPSIS . Kj
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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 |
| NTBC1 - Santa Barbara, CA - 9411340 | 27 mi | 64 min | SW 6 G 7 | 58°F | 1017.3 hPa | |||
| 46053 - E. SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA | 33 mi | 40 min | WSW 5.8 G 5.8 | 58°F | 57°F | 1017.8 hPa (-1.3) | 57°F | |
| 46025 - Santa Monica Basin - 33NM West Southwest of Santa Monica, CA | 34 mi | 40 min | WNW 3.9 G 3.9 | 59°F | 60°F | 1017.5 hPa (-0.7) | 58°F | |
| 46251 | 37 mi | 40 min | 60°F | 3 ft | ||||
| 46221 - Santa Monica Bay, CA (028) | 41 mi | 44 min | 60°F | 2 ft | ||||
| ICAC1 - 9410840 - Santa Monica Pier | 42 mi | 52 min | W 6 G 6 | 60°F | 59°F | 1017.5 hPa |
Wind History for Santa Barbara, 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 | SW | SW | SW | SW | E | E | NE | NE | NE | N G8 | NE | N | N | N | N | NW | N | N | NW | -- | SW | SW | SW |
| 1 day ago | W G20 | W G28 | W G24 | W G28 | W G25 | W G19 | W G15 | W G16 | W G13 | NW G11 | NW | SW | N | SW | NW G4 | N | -- | N | N | NE | E | E | E | SE |
| 2 days ago | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SE | SE G5 | S | E | N | -- | N | NW | NW | -- | NW | N | NW | NW | -- | SE | S G8 | NW G14 |
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 |
| Oxnard, Oxnard Airport, CA | 3 mi | 49 min | W 9 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 64°F | 51°F | 63% | 1016.8 hPa |
| Camarillo, Camarillo Airport, CA | 8 mi | 45 min | SSW 11 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 72°F | 48°F | 43% | 1017.4 hPa |
| Point Mugu, Naval Air Warfare Center, CA | 10 mi | 48 min | SW 7 | 9.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 63°F | 51°F | 65% | 1017.4 hPa |
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Wind History from OXR (wind in knots)
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| Last 24hr | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | S | S | Calm | E | NE | E | NE | NE | E | E | N | Calm | NE | NE | NE | W | W |
| 1 day ago | W G23 | W | W | W G30 | W G26 | W G27 | W G27 | W G21 | NW | NW | NE | NE | NW | Calm | SE | NE | NE | NE | E | NE | NE | S | SW | |
| 2 days ago | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | Calm | Calm | NE | Calm | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | Calm | W | SW | W |
Tide / Current Tables for Ventura, California
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Tue -- 01:19 AM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 01:41 AM PDT 4.27 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:44 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 10:24 AM PDT 0.74 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:26 AM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 07:17 PM PDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 01:19 AM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 01:41 AM PDT 4.27 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:44 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 10:24 AM PDT 0.74 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:26 AM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 07:17 PM PDT Sunset
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 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Tide / Current Tables for Port Hueneme, California
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Tue -- 01:18 AM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 01:42 AM PDT 4.27 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:44 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 10:21 AM PDT 0.74 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:26 AM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 07:17 PM PDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 01:18 AM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 01:42 AM PDT 4.27 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:44 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 10:21 AM PDT 0.74 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:26 AM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 07:17 PM PDT Sunset
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 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
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