|
Marine Weather and Tides
Version 3.4 |
10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports. 6/2/2019. Many thanks to a user for reporting an error on one of the Edit pages. The switch to PHP 7.2 caused many pages that previously worked to quit working. I fixed many but I still depend on users to report ones I missed. Please report errors HERE or send an email to me at L-36.com. Allen |
Sunrise 6:52AM | Sunset 4:45PM | Tuesday December 10, 2019 8:03 AM PST (16:03 UTC) | Moonrise 4:57PM | Moonset 6:15AM | Illumination 98% | ![]() |
PZZ650 East Santa Barbara Channel From Pt. Conception To Pt. Mugu Ca Including Santa Cruz Island- 319 Am Pst Tue Dec 10 2019
.small craft advisory in effect from Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night...
Today..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming nw 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Tonight..NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Wed..Western portion, winds variable 10 kt or less becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, winds variable 10 kt or less becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds.
Wed night..Western portion, nw winds 20 to 25 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Eastern portion, nw winds around 10 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 14 seconds.
Thu..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds.
Thu night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 18 seconds.
Fri..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft.
Sat..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft.
.small craft advisory in effect from Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night...
Today..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming nw 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Tonight..NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Wed..Western portion, winds variable 10 kt or less becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, winds variable 10 kt or less becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds.
Wed night..Western portion, nw winds 20 to 25 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Eastern portion, nw winds around 10 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 14 seconds.
Thu..Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds.
Thu night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 18 seconds.
Fri..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft.
Sat..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft.
PZZ600 319 Am Pst Tue Dec 10 2019
Synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park..At 10z or 2 am pst, a 1024 mb high pressure center was located 400 nm southwest of point conception with a ridge extending to a 1028 mb high pressure center across southern idaho.
Synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park..At 10z or 2 am pst, a 1024 mb high pressure center was located 400 nm southwest of point conception with a ridge extending to a 1028 mb high pressure center across southern idaho.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Dustin Acres, CA
Hourly EDIT Helplocation: 35.22, -119.27 debug
Area Discussion for - San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFXUS66 KHNX 101327 CCA AFDHNX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 327 AM PST Tue Dec 10 2019
SYNOPSIS. A trough will move through the Central California Interior by Wednesday morning which may bring a few showers to the Southern Sierra tonight. Ridge then builds back into the area into Friday. A weak disturbance may bring some light showers over the Sierra late Friday into Saturday.
DISCUSSION. Complicated weather pattern this morning as areas of dense fog has developed across the SJV. A Dense fog advisory is in effect until 1100 AM PST. High clouds are moving overhead in association with a front off the CA coast that is forecast to move across the region tonight.
We are thinking that the fog will lift later this morning to a stratus deck that will lock in as warm air overrides the trapped cold air near the surface. Once the trough moves through later tonight, we are forecasting areas of drizzle to develop across the SJV . mainly north of Kern county. We have put in slight chance of showers in the Sierra tonight as the front pushes through. The NAM12 was advertising some light QPF mainly across the YNP area.
So . if the stratus deck does not materialize, then we probably wont see the drizzle and skies will be cloudy with high clouds over the area. It is a very difficult forecast with so many things happening at multiple layers in the troposphere. Confidence is very low with overcast conditions for today and drizzle for this evening. We have seen this pattern before play out this way and believe that this a possible solution. There will be some mixing as the front moves through by Wednesday morning . so clearing is expected in the SJV. However there will be some clouds banked up along the west facing slopes of the Sierra in a post frontal environment. Little change in temperatures through Friday . maybe a degree or two increase as the ridge tries to build Thursday behind the trough tonight.
A stronger trough is forecast to impact the region on Friday afternoon through Saturday evening. The models are in decent agreement that a cold front will push through the region bringing some rain and high elevation snow. Right now the QPF does not look that impressive as the upper ridge will try to hold in place and weaken the front. This event is still several days out and confidence is only medium at this point.
AVIATION. IFR/LIFR in fog and low ceilings in the Southern San Joaquin Valley through 19Z Today. MVFR in haze and ceilings through 06z in the SJV. Mountain obscuration in showers and clouds from 06z through 12z Wed. Areas of drizzle after 06z in the SJV mainly north of BFL. Otherwise, VFR conditions expected in the higher elevations of the Sierra and Kern County mountains and Desert.
AIR QUALITY ISSUES. None.
CERTAINTY.
The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is low. The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is medium.
Certainty levels include low . medium . and high. Please visit www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information an/or to provide feedback.
HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. Dense Fog Advisory until 11 AM PST this morning for CAZ180>189.
public . JDB aviation . DCH
weather.gov/hanford
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
NTBC1 - Santa Barbara, CA - 9411340 | 61 mi | 87 min | NW 1.9 G 2.9 | 52°F | 1022.3 hPa |
Wind History for Santa Barbara, CA
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off)  Help8 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 | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | |
Last 24hr | NE | E | E | SE | SE | SE | E | E | E | NE | NE | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | W | NW | N | NE | N |
1 day ago | SW G13 | SW G9 | SW G12 | SW | W G15 | SW G19 | SW G19 | SW G18 | SW G17 | W G12 | W G9 | NW | NW G12 | NW G12 | NW G10 | SW G5 | NW | N | NE | NW | NW | N | NW G6 | N |
2 days ago | E | E | E G7 | NE G8 | NE G8 | NE | NE G8 | NE | SE | E | E G7 | E G6 | E | NE | N | NE | -- | NE | -- | W | -- | SW | SW | SW |
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 |
Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport, CA | 19 mi | 69 min | E 3 | 0.25 mi | Fog | 47°F | 46°F | 97% | 1024.4 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KBFL
Wind History from BFL (wind in knots)
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 | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | |
Last 24hr | SE | SE | SE | S | Calm | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | NE | Calm | S | SE | Calm | E | SE | S | SE | SE | E | E |
1 day ago | N | Calm | N | NW | W | S | S | W G16 | Calm | Calm | S | SE | E | NE | SW | N | N | Calm | Calm | Calm | SE | Calm | E | E |
2 days ago | Calm | E | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | NE | W | N | N | N | N | NE | SW | SE | Calm | SE | Calm | SE | SE | Calm | Calm | Calm | NW |
Tide / Current Tables for Santa Barbara, California (2)
EDIT Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off)  Help One Week of DataSanta Barbara
Click for Map
Tue -- 01:30 AM PST 1.73 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:15 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 06:54 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 07:50 AM PST 5.88 feet High Tide
Tue -- 02:54 PM PST -0.34 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 04:00 PM PST Moonrise
Tue -- 04:48 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 09:11 PM PST 3.77 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Click for Map
Tue -- 01:30 AM PST 1.73 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:15 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 06:54 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 07:50 AM PST 5.88 feet High Tide
Tue -- 02:54 PM PST -0.34 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 04:00 PM PST Moonrise
Tue -- 04:48 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 09:11 PM PST 3.77 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 |
2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Tide / Current Tables for Santa Barbara, California
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataSanta Barbara
Click for Map
Tue -- 01:21 AM PST 1.84 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:15 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 06:54 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 07:42 AM PST 5.97 feet High Tide
Tue -- 02:51 PM PST -0.34 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 04:00 PM PST Moonrise
Tue -- 04:48 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 09:12 PM PST 3.72 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Click for Map
Tue -- 01:21 AM PST 1.84 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:15 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 06:54 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 07:42 AM PST 5.97 feet High Tide
Tue -- 02:51 PM PST -0.34 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 04:00 PM PST Moonrise
Tue -- 04:48 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 09:12 PM PST 3.72 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 |
2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Weather Map
(on/off)  Help Weather Map
GEOS Local Image of Southwest EDIT
NOTE: East coast views moved to GEOS-16. They are experimental and not well supported by NOAA so they may not be correct so be warned. This change required redoing a large amount of the GOES code. If the image you are expecting is not showing, please let me know. You may need to use the EDIT function to update your location.
Link to Loop

Other links: Northern Pacific Contential US Full GOES-East
Wind Forecast for San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA (11,2,3,4)
(on/off)  Help


Ground Weather Radar Station Los Angeles, CA
(on/off)  HelpAd by Google
Cookie Policy: This webiste uses cookies to save your settings. No personal information is saved. You can disable cookies in your browser if you like but it is not recommended for this site. I do not sell cookies. Go to a bakery for that. In fact I do not sell anything. To disable cookies from L-36.com, please refer to the Help button in your browser. Privacy Policy: I do not sell or share any user data or anything else for that matter. I do not keep site logs longer than I need to to keep bad actors off the site. Basically, I delete them after looking at them. If you are subject to CCPA, Google ads on this site will not be based on your past behavior so you will likely not see an ad for a lawn mower just because you looked for one at a big box website. I do not believe this site is subject to CCPA but I am doing what I can to follow the guidelines anyway. Disclaimer: The information on this web site has not been checked for accuracy. It is for entertainment purposes only and should be independently verified before using for any other reason. There are five sources. 1) Documents and manuals from a variety of sources. These have not been checked for accuracy and in many cases have not even been read by anyone associated with L-36.com. I have no idea of they are useful or accurate, I leave that to the reader. 2) Articles others have written and submitted. If you have questions on these, please contact the author. 3) Articles that represent my personal opinions. These are intended to promote thought and for entertainment. These are not intended to be fact, they are my opinions. 4) Small programs that generate result presented on a web page. Like any computer program, these may and in some cases do have errors. Almost all of these also make simplifying assumptions so they are not totally accurate even if there are no errors. Please verify all results. 5) Weather information is from numerious of sources and is presented automatically. It is not checked for accuracy either by anyone at L-36.com or by the source which is typically the US Government. See the NOAA web site for their disclaimer. Finally, tide and current data on this site is from 2007 and 2008 data bases, which may contain even older data. Changes in harbors due to building or dredging change tides and currents and for that reason many of the locations presented are no longer supported by newer data bases. For example, there is very little tidal current data in newer data bases so current data is likely wrong to some extent. This data is NOT FOR NAVIGATION. See the XTide disclaimer for details. In addition, tide and current are influenced by storms, river flow, and other factors beyond the ability of any predictive program. |