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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
909 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

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

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909 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...While north winds
have eased north of Cape Mendocino, winds remain breezy south of
the Cape. Winds ease further this evening and overnight, except
in the lee of Cape Mendocino. Breezy northerly winds will return
and push close to shore late Saturday afternoon and continue all
through Sunday. Short period seas will generally dominate the sea
state.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
909 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ470-170515-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
909 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
909 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
909 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.

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