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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
206 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

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

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206 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Southerly winds will
continue to rise sharply with strong gale force gusts forecasted
for the northern waters and near-gale and gale force gusts in the
southern waters through morning. Wind waves will rise sharply, in
addition to a steep westerly seas, will create steep waves
Wednesday and Thursday. More systems with strong southerly winds
and steep waves are expected Friday and this weekend.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
206 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming SW
15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. A slight
chance of tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 8 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
S 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: S
12 ft at 9 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
S 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
206 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming SW
15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. A slight
chance of tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: S
13 ft at 10 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 10 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
206 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming S
10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. A slight
chance of tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: S
10 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
S 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
206 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming SW
around 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. A slight
chance of tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
11 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
12 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: S
10 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

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