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FZUS56 KLOX 170513
CWFLOX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...SEE WEATHER.GOV/MARINE/WAVEDETAIL FOR MORE INFO ON THE NEW WAVE
DETAIL FORMAT...
PZZ600-171815-
913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA
CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AND NATIONAL PARK...AT 05Z, OR 9 PM PST, A 1028 MB SURFACE HIGH
WAS 500 NM WEST OF POINT CONCEPTION. WINDS WILL GENERALLY INCREASE
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PZZ645-171815-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
WED
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PZZ670-171815-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING,
THEN PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
THU
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PZZ673-171815-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ676-171815-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS
EVENING. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING. PATCHY DENSE
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ650-171815-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION, S
WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NE
WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG
IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
WED NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW
WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
FRI
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW
WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ655-171815-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT THIS EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
MORNING, THEN PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING.
PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
FRI
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
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