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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
859 AM PST MON JAN 20 2025
PZZ650-655-676-202300-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
859 AM PST MON JAN 20 2025
...STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS
AND EAST FACING HARBORS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NEARSHORE
WATERS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION, AND THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF
SANTA ROSA ISLAND STARTING NOON TODAY, AFFECTING NEARSHORE AREAS
FROM VENTURA TO SANTA MONICA, AND OUT PAST SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA
ISLANDS. GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY. THERE IS A
HIGH CHANCE THAT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE LEVELS (50-60
KTS) FROM VENTURA TO MALIBU AND OUT PAST SANTA CRUZ ISLAND LATER
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STEEP, CHOPPY SEAS OF 3 TO 6
FEET ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM THE STRONG WINDS, INCREASING UP
TO 8 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE. IN ADDITION, WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS
GUSTING TO 40 KT ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE SAN PEDRO CHANNEL,
AFFECTING AVALON HARBOR, ALONG WITH STEEP SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET.
THESE CONDITIONS HAVE A HISTORY OF VESSEL DAMAGE AND LOSS OF
LIFE. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID THESE AREAS, OR REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. AVALON HARBOR SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
SAFE HARBOR DURING THIS EVENT.
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