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PZZ655 Inner Waters From Point Mugu To San Mateo Pt. Ca Including Santa Catalina And Anacapa Islands- 300 Am Pdt Fri May 3 2024
Today - SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Tonight - W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming se 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Sat - SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds.Sat night - W winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. Sun - Western portion, W winds 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 7 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. Sun night - Western portion, W to nw winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds after midnight. Mon - W to nw winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft. Tue - W to nw winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft.

PZZ600 300 Am Pdt Fri May 3 2024
synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park - .at 09z, or 2 am pdt, a 1027 mb high was centered 900 nm W of point conception. A 1003 mb thermal low was centered near las vegas. Gale force winds will continue across the outer waters at times until late tonight.

FXUS66 KSGX 031002 AFDSGX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Diego CA 302 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024

SYNOPSIS
Not much change from Thursday for today. A low pressure system moving inland through California for the weekend will bring cooling on Saturday and much greater inland cooling on Sunday.
There will be periods of strong and gusty southwest to west winds for the mountains and deserts for Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening with the stronger gusts to 55 to 65 mph. There is also a chance for light showers for late Saturday night into Sunday morning from the coast to mountains. Then warmer and dry for Monday through Thursday, but with high temperatures still a few degrees below average on Thursday.

DISCUSSION
FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...

.SHORT TERM (Today through Sunday)...
There is once again a well-defined eddy over the coastal waters with widespread low clouds over the southern California bight extending inland across all of the valleys. High temperatures today will be slightly cooler for the coast and valleys and a few degrees warmer for the deserts.

A low pressure system will move inland through California on Saturday night with stronger onshore flow for the weekend. There will areas of stronger and gusty southwest to west winds for the mountains and deserts for Saturday afternoon into Sunday evening with the stronger winds along the desert slopes of the mountains late Saturday night and across the deserts on Sunday afternoon.
Gusts to 55 to 65 mph are expected in the windier locations with isolated gusts to around 75 mph.

High temperatures will be a few to around 5 degrees cooler than today on Saturday with Sunday much cooler inland with the mountains and deserts another 12 to 18 degrees cooler.

There is a chance for light showers for late Saturday night into Sunday morning with amounts ranging from a few hundredths of an inch or less near the coast to one-quarter to locally one-half inch on the coastal slopes of the mountains with the greater amounts most likely on the coastal slopes of the San Bernardino County mountains.

.LONG TERM (Monday through Thursday)...
Dry with high temperatures on Monday several degrees warmer than Sunday, as much as 10 to 15 degrees warmer for the mountains and high desert. Much slower warming for Tuesday through Thursday with Thursday high temperatures still a few degrees below average.

AVIATION
030930Z
Coasts/Valleys
BKN-OVC low clouds cover most areas west of the mtns, with bases around 1500 ft MSL and tops to 2500 ft.
Higher terrain will be obscured at times. Most VIS below the clouds will be unrestricted, except local VIS 3-5 miles with fog in the valleys through 18Z. Clearing will be 16Z-19Z in the valleys and 18Z- 21Z near the coast, with areas of BKN clouds continuing at the beaches Fri afternoon. Low clouds will spread inland again Fri evening with slightly higher bases.

Mountains/Deserts...Clear skies with unrestricted VIS will continue through Fri evening.

MARINE
No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Saturday morning. Gusty west to northwest winds late Saturday through Sunday evening are likely to generate hazardous boating conditions, especially in the outer waters (30-60 NM from the coast). Current projections for strongest winds are on Sunday when gusts could be 25- 30 knots near San Clemente Island with a few gusts 20-25 knots near the coast.

SKYWARN
Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.

SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Wind Advisory from noon Saturday to 8 PM PDT Sunday for Apple and Lucerne Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains-San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.

Wind Advisory from 3 PM Saturday to 8 PM PDT Sunday for Coachella Valley-Riverside County Mountains-San Diego County Deserts-San Diego County Mountains.

PZ...None.

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Fri -- 12:12 AM PDT     1.90 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 03:22 AM PDT     Moonrise
Fri -- 05:53 AM PDT     4.47 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:00 AM PDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 12:34 PM PDT     -0.21 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 02:53 PM PDT     Moonset
Fri -- 07:08 PM PDT     4.74 feet High Tide
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Fri -- 02:05 AM PDT     0.37 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 03:23 AM PDT     Moonrise
Fri -- 06:00 AM PDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 06:20 AM PDT     2.44 feet High Tide
Fri -- 02:21 PM PDT     -0.03 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 02:54 PM PDT     Moonset
Fri -- 07:33 PM PDT     2.65 feet High Tide
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