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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
924 FZUS56 KEKA 162140 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 240 PM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-171015- 240 PM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Southerly winds will persist through Wednesday with gusts just under 20 kt developing near Cape Mendocino in the late 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. $$ PZZ450-171015- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 240 PM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .WED...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ470-171015- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 240 PM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .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. Patchy dense fog. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 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 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 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 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. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ455-171015- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 240 PM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ475-171015- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 240 PM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 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 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 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 W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$