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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
634 FZUS56 KEKA 160944 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 244 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-162200- 244 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Southerly winds will persist through Wednesday with gusts near 20 kt developing near Cape Mendocino on Tuesday afternoon. During this time, the sea state will remain relatively low with a southwest swell impacting the waters. North winds will begin to develop late Wednesday causing conditions to deteriorate, first across the southern waters followed by the northern waters, through late in the week. $$ PZZ450-162200- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 244 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...S wind 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ470-162200- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 244 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ455-162200- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 244 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ475-162200- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 244 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. $$