Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
250 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

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250 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Near gale to to gale
force winds will will continue to increase tonight through this
afternoon. Gales expected to persist across the outer waters
through Friday. Wave response anticipated to exceed 12 feet late
tonight into Friday with slightly reduced conditions in the
northern inner waters. Winds and seas will calm considerably early
this weekend.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
250 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to
40 kt this afternoon north of Trinidad. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 10 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
250 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas building
to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
250 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
250 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

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