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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024

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231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly gales in the
outer waters will continue through the weekend and into early next
week as large, short- period seas persist across all zones. Winds
and seas are expected to subside slightly before increasing again
tomorrow afternoon with a concentration in the southern waters. Gale
or near- gale force winds and hazardous seas remain likely late this
weekend through early next week.


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PZZ450-190415-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves NW
11 ft at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves
NW 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ470-190415-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and W
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 11 ft
at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 13 ft
at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 17 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 15 seconds.

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PZZ455-190415-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and
NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds.

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PZZ475-190415-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N
14 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 13 ft
at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 13 ft
at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 11 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 8 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.

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