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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
848 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

PZZ400-130430-
848 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly gales will
persist through Saturday morning with a tight pressure gradient
over the coastal waters. Very steep seas have built in response
with elevated seas moving into portions of the inner water zones.
Winds and seas will decrease over the weekend into early next week
as an upper low moves over the region.

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PZZ450-130430-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
848 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.

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PZZ470-130430-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
848 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
848 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave
Detail: N 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
848 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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