Active Weather Alerts
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 5:46 AM Apr. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT... For the following areas... East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island... Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM... Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM... Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands... At 1046 PM PDT, showers capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 15 nm east of Cambria to 6 nm southwest of Morro Bay to 13 nm west of Point Sal to 42 nm west of San Miguel Island, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Point Arguello, Point Conception, Point Sal, and Morro Bay. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE; HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...40KTS
Marine Weather Statement
Issued: 9:03 PM Apr. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A rather potent cold front is forecast to move through the southwestern California coastal waters tonight and Sunday morning. Conditions are favorable for a convective squall line to develop with the cold front as it pushes south and east across the waters. This system will bring rain and a chance of thunderstorms to the northern coastal waters this evening then spread south overnight into Sunday morning. Any thunderstorms that develop will bring the threat of cloud to ocean lightning, strong and erratic winds, brief heavy rain, small hail, and isolated waterspouts. These conditions can create hazardous ocean conditions, especially for smaller vessels. Mariners are advised to have a plan to reach safe harbor quickly if thunderstorms develop.
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