259  
FNUS76 KLOX 200732  
FWSLOX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNFLOWER...NOAA SSC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
1232 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A GRADUAL COOLING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY, WITH  
INCREASING CHANCES FOR LOW CLOUDS AND FOG AT THE SUNFLOWER LOCATION.  
FOG IS LIKELY TO BE DENSE, WITH VISIBILITY UNDER 1 NM, AND POSSIBLY  
AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT FRIDAY MORNING. THE MARINE LAYER  
DEPTH SHOULD INCREASE SOME FRIDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN BETTER VISIBILITY  
AT THE SITE AND A 30-40% CHANCE OF DENSE FOG. WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE  
DIURNAL PATTERN OF LIGHT WINDS IN THE OVERNIGHT TO MORNING HOURS AND  
INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, EXCEPT FOR A 30% CHANCE OF DENSE FOG  
IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) WITH PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.  
FOG MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-62.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING WITH PATCHY FOG.  
FOG MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 13  
KNOTS.  
 
 

 
FORECASTER...SMITH  
REQUESTED BY...CARL CHILDS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2605453.6/LOX  
.DELDT 03/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STEVEN.A.LEWIS@USCG.MIL,MATTHEW.S.VINCENT@USCG.MIL,ERIN.L.WESTOBY@USCG.MIL,MATTHEW.V.MARLER@USCG.MIL,CARL.CHILDS@NOAA.GOV,ANGIE.FOOTE@USCG.MIL,MARK.C.LEAHEY@USCG.MIL,PAUL.B.RICKETSON@USCG.MIL,JAMES.T.DAUGHERTY@USCG.MIL,JASON.P.CAPRIOLI@USCG.MIL  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab CA Page Main Text Page