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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
840 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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840 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Southerly winds will
continue to increase and peak tonight. Isolated wind gusts will be
close to gale force especially in northern outer waters and just off
of Cape Mendocino through Saturday morning. Steep short period waves
will dominate the sea state through night up to 9 feet at 9 seconds.
Otherwise a series of mid period swells as steep as 14 feet at 11
seconds will build through the weekend even as winds subside on
Sunday.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
840 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves S
11 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves SW 12 ft at 9 seconds. Showers and
slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves W 11 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers likely and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 9 seconds...and W
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 4 ft at 8 seconds...and W 4 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 3 ft at 7 seconds...and W 8 ft
at 19 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds...and W
13 ft at 16 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
840 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves S 13 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt...easing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves SW 13 ft
at 9 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Waves W
10 ft at 11 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 12 ft at 11 seconds...and W
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds...and
W 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 8 seconds...and W 5 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 7 seconds...and W 8 ft
at 19 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves W 16 ft at 16 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
840 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves S 7 ft at 7 seconds...and W
building to 8 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Showers and
slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Waves W
11 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 7 seconds...and
W 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds...and W 4 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 7 seconds...and W 8 ft
at 20 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds...and W
12 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
840 PM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves W 14 ft at
13 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and slight chance of
tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves W 13 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves NW 13 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 7 seconds...and
W 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 8 seconds...and W 5 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 7 seconds...and W 8 ft
at 20 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves SW 8 ft at 8 seconds...and W
13 ft at 16 seconds.

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