Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
178 FZUS56 KEKA 031554 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 854 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-040430- 854 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...A tight pressure gradient over the coastal waters with the thermal trough strengthening over the interior is resulting in strong gales in the outer waters. Steep seas will propagate toward the coast bringing hazardous seas to waters north of Cape Mendocino through today. Winds will decrease sharply beginning tonight into Thursday as the tightest pressure gradient moves west outside of the waters. $$ PZZ450-040430- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 854 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-040430- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 854 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas around 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 15 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: N 16 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ455-040430- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 854 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ475-040430- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 854 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas around 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 15 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$