Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
946 FZUS56 KEKA 030355 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 855 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-031615- 855 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 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 Wednesday. Winds will decrease sharply beginning Wednesday night into Thursday as the tightest pressure gradient moves west outside of the waters. $$ PZZ450-031615- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 855 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-031615- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 855 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: N 16 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...N wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 15 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas around 16 ft. Wave Detail: N 16 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N 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...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW 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...N 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. $$ PZZ455-031615- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 855 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ475-031615- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 855 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 15 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 15 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 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...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .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...NW 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 15 to 20 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. $$