Santa Barbara Sailing Club Weather Conditions and Forecasting Info

We don't have our own weather station, but utilize other sources for data research. These resources are a convenience, we cannot guarantee the data is the most recent or correct.

-For the in-depth sailor go to Hendrik Fink's WX weather page (maintained by Hendrik Fink)

NOAA DATA:FZUS56 KLOX 112218 CWFLOX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 218 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010 POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PZZ600-120630- 218 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... AT 22Z...OR 2 PM PST...A 1024 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS OVER NEVADA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO A 1024 MB SURFACE HIGH 450 MB SOUTHWEST OF POINT CONCEPTION. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DIMINISH TODAY OVER THE OUTER WATERS...THEN INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. OVER THE INNER WATERS...WEAK ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED. $$ PZZ670-120630- WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 218 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. $$ PZZ673-120630- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 218 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 9 TO 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 11 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. $$ PZZ676-120630- OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 218 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 7 TO 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 8 TO 11 FT. $$ PZZ650-120630- EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 218 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .FRI...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. $$ PZZ655-120630- INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 218 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. .FRI...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. $$ SWEET WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES --END