Special Marine Warning for Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM; East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island; Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands +3 more

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SMWLOX The National Weather Service in OXNARD has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island... Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands... Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands... 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... * Until 845 PM PDT. * At 807 PM PDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 6 nm north of Point Sal to 19 nm south of Santa Rosa Island. The severe thunderstorms were moving north at around 30 mph. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... West Point Santa Cruz Island... Point Arguello... Point Sal... Santa Rosa Island... San Miguel Island... Anacapa Island... Point Conception... Goleta Point... and San Nicolas Island.