San Pedro Channel

The affected area extends from Malibu to Santa Monica and includes Anacapa Island and the San Pedro Channel.

Strong winds are also expected in the San Pedro Channel and Santa Catalina Island.

Plantz said the San Pedro Channel, the waterway between the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Catalina Island, has been an unexpected hot spot of late.

In October, a major offshore pipeline leak released an estimated 25,000 gallons of oil into the San Pedro Channel that closed beaches from Huntington to San Clemente.

Forecasters predict a 50% to 60% chance of gale-force northeast winds developing Sunday night through Monday from Ventura to Santa Monica, out to Anacapa and Santa Cruz islands, through the San Pedro Channel and out to Catalina Island.