Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Casmalia, CA
December 7, 2024 10:59 AM PST (18:59 UTC) Change Location
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PZZ670 Point Piedras Blancas To Point Sal From 10 To 60 Nm- 909 Am Pst Sat Dec 7 2024
.small craft advisory in effect from 4 pm pst this afternoon through late Sunday night - .
Today - NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with local gust to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: nw 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Tonight - NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Sun - NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Sun night - NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: nw 9 ft at 13 seconds.
Mon - N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: nw 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Mon night - N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Tue - E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Tue night - N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and nw 7 ft at 16 seconds.
Wed - NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave detail: nw 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Wed night - NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
PZZ600 909 Am Pst Sat Dec 7 2024
Synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park - At 17z, or 9 am pst, a 1033 mb surface high was located over utah. A thermal trough located along the coast. Locally gusty northeast santa ana winds will affect portions of the coast and immediate coastal waters this morning, from rincon point to pacific palisades. A widespread santa ana winds is expected Monday through Wednesday, potentially reaching catalina and the channel islands.
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FXUS66 KLOX 071751 AFDLOX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 951 AM PST Sat Dec 7 2024
SYNOPSIS
07/943 AM.
Another day of warm temperatures today with locally breezy Santa Ana winds, followed by a much cooler day on Sunday. Early next week, moderate to strong Santa Ana winds are Monday night through Wednesday, peaking Tuesday morning. Fire weather concerns will be high with the winds and low humidity. Rain will be possible by next Friday or Saturday.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 951 AM PST Sat Dec 7 2024
SYNOPSIS
07/943 AM.
Another day of warm temperatures today with locally breezy Santa Ana winds, followed by a much cooler day on Sunday. Early next week, moderate to strong Santa Ana winds are Monday night through Wednesday, peaking Tuesday morning. Fire weather concerns will be high with the winds and low humidity. Rain will be possible by next Friday or Saturday.
.SHORT TERM (TDY-MON)...07/951 AM.
***UPDATE***
Offshore pressure gradients continue today, though not as strong as yesterday as surface pressures fall over the Great Basin in response to a cold front moving into the Pac NW. Highs will still be 10-15 degrees above normal in most areas, though an earlier sea breeze at coastal locations will cut off the heating earlier than yesterday.
Overnight tonight, mostly after midnight, gradients will be rapidly trending onshore leading to a quick expansion of stratus near the coast and quite likely some very dense fog. This could lead to some delays at coastal airports, including LAX and LGB.
***From Previous Discussion***
Sunday night and Monday the state will be in between a ridge to the west and a trof to the east. NW flow will set up over the area. There will only be weak offshore flow and some low clouds may form across the LA/VTA coasts. Other than the low clouds Monday will be sunny. Monday will be an unusual day as a strong Great Basin sfc high will develop and will accelerate the offshore flow during the day even against the typical diurnal onshore trends. The trof passing over NV will also usher in some cold air thermal support for offshore winds. Gusty offshore winds will likely develop in the afternoon rather than the typical early morning time frame. Advisory level gusts are possible later in the afternoon across the Santa Clarita Vly and Santa Susana Mtns. Max temps not change much for most of the area but the incoming cool air from the interior will lower temps across the Antelope Vly by 4 or 5 degrees.
.LONG TERM (TUE-FRI)...07/320 AM.
All eyes on Monday night and Tuesday as another strong Santa Ana wind event looks likely. The E/W gradients will continue to accelerate in the offshore direction and will likely end up in the 7 to 8 mb range with a 25 percent chc of it hitting 9 mb. Almost as important as the actually gradient is the rapidness of the 24 hour gradient change which will be near a very impressive 12 mb.
Add in some good upper level and thermal support and you have the makings of an impressive wind event. Advisory level gusts are almost a guarantee and widespread warnings are looking more and more likely. Since this there is not much of a northerly component to this event the winds will be more easterly than normal and this will increase the danger to Avalon Harbor. Fire weather concerns will be greatly heightened with these strong winds please see the fire weather discussion below for details. SLO and SBA counties, will also see some northeasterly winds, but the speeds will be noticeably weaker than the VTA/LA winds. Stay tuned for further updates and refinements of this potentially dangerous wind event.
Wednesday will also be windy but with onshore trends the winds will be not be nearly as strong as on Tuesday.
The deterministic mdls diverge starting Thursday and the ensemble members begin to exhibit noticeable spread so not the best confidence in the fcst from Thursday on. Thursday will be dry with max temps remaining 3 to 6 locally 8 degrees above normal.
On Friday and into Saturday there will be an increasing chance of some light rain. The latest mdl runs are now thinking that the rain is more likely Friday night and Saturday which is later than what last night's runs were saying. Cooling does seem like pretty safe bet with max temps falling to near normal by Friday.
AVIATION
07/1108Z.
Around 0815Z, there was no marine layer depth at KLAX. There was a surface-based inversion up to around 1000 feet with a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius.
High confidence in the current forecast, except for a low-to- moderate confidence at Los Angeles County coastal terminals and KPRB through 16Z. There is a low-to-moderate chance of VLIFR conditions or MVFR visibilities at Los Angeles County coastal terminals and KPRB through 16Z. There is a low-to-moderate chance of moderate low-level wind shear and turbulence at Los Angeles County valley terminals and Ventura County coastal terminals.
KLAX...VFR conditions are expected through the period, except for a 20 percent chance of VLIFR conditions between 13Z and 16Z. Any east winds will likely be less than 7 knots.
KBUR...VFR conditions are expected through the period. There is a 10 percent chance of moderate low-level wind shear and turbulence through 16Z.
MARINE
07/906 AM.
Moderate confidence in the current forecast. Slightly higher confidence in seas relative to winds.
For the waters southwest through northwest of the Channel Islands and along the Central Coast, there is a low chance (10 to 30 percent) chance of Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level northwest winds through this afternoon, increasing to a moderate- to-likely (30 to 60 percent) chance of SCA level winds this evening through early Monday morning. The highest chance for SCA level winds will be for the waters beyond 30 NM offshore of the Central Coast extending south to northwest of San Nicolas Island, while the lowest chance will be for the waters nearshore along the Central Coast. There is a moderate-to-high (30-50 percent) chance of widespread SCA conditions between Sunday night and Monday across this region. After Monday morning, winds and seas will likely drop below SCA levels through Wednesday.
Inside the southern California bight, there is a 20-30 percent chance of SCA level northeast winds nearshore between Rincon Point and Pacific Palisades this morning. SCA level winds are likely (80 percent chance) late Monday to early Wednesday with a 30-50 percent chance of peaking at GALE strength Tuesday morning to early afternoon. There is a moderate- to- high chance of east facing harbors seeing significant impacts. Theses harbors would include Avalon and Two Harbors on Catalina Island, and Smugglers Cove on Santa Cruz Island.
BEACHES
07/250 AM.
High astronomical tides approaching 7 feet during the early morning hours will bring a chance of moderate coastal flooding to southwest California shores late next week and next weekend.
Normally dry beach walkways and parking lots may see tidal overflows and minor coastal flooding. There is a chance that beach erosion may occur. Rip current activity may increase during the run up to high tide.
LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Wind Advisory in effect until 10 AM PST this morning for zone 375. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Fire Weather Watch in effect from Monday morning through Wednesday afternoon for zones 288-354-355-358-362-369>380-548. (See LAXRFWLOX).
PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Monday for zone 670. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect from 9 PM this evening to 9 AM PST Sunday for zone 673. (See LAXMWWLOX).
***UPDATE***
Offshore pressure gradients continue today, though not as strong as yesterday as surface pressures fall over the Great Basin in response to a cold front moving into the Pac NW. Highs will still be 10-15 degrees above normal in most areas, though an earlier sea breeze at coastal locations will cut off the heating earlier than yesterday.
Overnight tonight, mostly after midnight, gradients will be rapidly trending onshore leading to a quick expansion of stratus near the coast and quite likely some very dense fog. This could lead to some delays at coastal airports, including LAX and LGB.
***From Previous Discussion***
Sunday night and Monday the state will be in between a ridge to the west and a trof to the east. NW flow will set up over the area. There will only be weak offshore flow and some low clouds may form across the LA/VTA coasts. Other than the low clouds Monday will be sunny. Monday will be an unusual day as a strong Great Basin sfc high will develop and will accelerate the offshore flow during the day even against the typical diurnal onshore trends. The trof passing over NV will also usher in some cold air thermal support for offshore winds. Gusty offshore winds will likely develop in the afternoon rather than the typical early morning time frame. Advisory level gusts are possible later in the afternoon across the Santa Clarita Vly and Santa Susana Mtns. Max temps not change much for most of the area but the incoming cool air from the interior will lower temps across the Antelope Vly by 4 or 5 degrees.
.LONG TERM (TUE-FRI)...07/320 AM.
All eyes on Monday night and Tuesday as another strong Santa Ana wind event looks likely. The E/W gradients will continue to accelerate in the offshore direction and will likely end up in the 7 to 8 mb range with a 25 percent chc of it hitting 9 mb. Almost as important as the actually gradient is the rapidness of the 24 hour gradient change which will be near a very impressive 12 mb.
Add in some good upper level and thermal support and you have the makings of an impressive wind event. Advisory level gusts are almost a guarantee and widespread warnings are looking more and more likely. Since this there is not much of a northerly component to this event the winds will be more easterly than normal and this will increase the danger to Avalon Harbor. Fire weather concerns will be greatly heightened with these strong winds please see the fire weather discussion below for details. SLO and SBA counties, will also see some northeasterly winds, but the speeds will be noticeably weaker than the VTA/LA winds. Stay tuned for further updates and refinements of this potentially dangerous wind event.
Wednesday will also be windy but with onshore trends the winds will be not be nearly as strong as on Tuesday.
The deterministic mdls diverge starting Thursday and the ensemble members begin to exhibit noticeable spread so not the best confidence in the fcst from Thursday on. Thursday will be dry with max temps remaining 3 to 6 locally 8 degrees above normal.
On Friday and into Saturday there will be an increasing chance of some light rain. The latest mdl runs are now thinking that the rain is more likely Friday night and Saturday which is later than what last night's runs were saying. Cooling does seem like pretty safe bet with max temps falling to near normal by Friday.
AVIATION
07/1108Z.
Around 0815Z, there was no marine layer depth at KLAX. There was a surface-based inversion up to around 1000 feet with a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius.
High confidence in the current forecast, except for a low-to- moderate confidence at Los Angeles County coastal terminals and KPRB through 16Z. There is a low-to-moderate chance of VLIFR conditions or MVFR visibilities at Los Angeles County coastal terminals and KPRB through 16Z. There is a low-to-moderate chance of moderate low-level wind shear and turbulence at Los Angeles County valley terminals and Ventura County coastal terminals.
KLAX...VFR conditions are expected through the period, except for a 20 percent chance of VLIFR conditions between 13Z and 16Z. Any east winds will likely be less than 7 knots.
KBUR...VFR conditions are expected through the period. There is a 10 percent chance of moderate low-level wind shear and turbulence through 16Z.
MARINE
07/906 AM.
Moderate confidence in the current forecast. Slightly higher confidence in seas relative to winds.
For the waters southwest through northwest of the Channel Islands and along the Central Coast, there is a low chance (10 to 30 percent) chance of Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level northwest winds through this afternoon, increasing to a moderate- to-likely (30 to 60 percent) chance of SCA level winds this evening through early Monday morning. The highest chance for SCA level winds will be for the waters beyond 30 NM offshore of the Central Coast extending south to northwest of San Nicolas Island, while the lowest chance will be for the waters nearshore along the Central Coast. There is a moderate-to-high (30-50 percent) chance of widespread SCA conditions between Sunday night and Monday across this region. After Monday morning, winds and seas will likely drop below SCA levels through Wednesday.
Inside the southern California bight, there is a 20-30 percent chance of SCA level northeast winds nearshore between Rincon Point and Pacific Palisades this morning. SCA level winds are likely (80 percent chance) late Monday to early Wednesday with a 30-50 percent chance of peaking at GALE strength Tuesday morning to early afternoon. There is a moderate- to- high chance of east facing harbors seeing significant impacts. Theses harbors would include Avalon and Two Harbors on Catalina Island, and Smugglers Cove on Santa Cruz Island.
BEACHES
07/250 AM.
High astronomical tides approaching 7 feet during the early morning hours will bring a chance of moderate coastal flooding to southwest California shores late next week and next weekend.
Normally dry beach walkways and parking lots may see tidal overflows and minor coastal flooding. There is a chance that beach erosion may occur. Rip current activity may increase during the run up to high tide.
LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Wind Advisory in effect until 10 AM PST this morning for zone 375. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Fire Weather Watch in effect from Monday morning through Wednesday afternoon for zones 288-354-355-358-362-369>380-548. (See LAXRFWLOX).
PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Monday for zone 670. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect from 9 PM this evening to 9 AM PST Sunday for zone 673. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
46011 - SANTA MARIA - 21 NM Northwest of Point Arguello, CA | 23 mi | 49 min | N 3.9G | 57°F | ||||
46218 - Harvest, CA (071) | 32 mi | 63 min | 58°F | 6 ft | ||||
46215 - Diablo Canyon, CA (076) | 42 mi | 63 min | 56°F | 5 ft | ||||
PSLC1 - 9412110 - Port San Luis, CA | 43 mi | 65 min | N 1.9G | 61°F | 55°F | 30.16 | ||
CPXC1 | 44 mi | 59 min | S 1.9 | 62°F | 30.17 | 43°F |
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