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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
244 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

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244 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly gales in the northern
outer waters will continue for at least the next few days. Large,
short- period seas are forecast to build each afternoon and
overnight, with the highest wave heights in the northern outer waters.
This pattern is forecast to persist for the latter portion of the
week and into the weekend.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
244 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW
10 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 2 ft
at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
244 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N
15 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 14 ft
at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and
NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Waves N 16 ft at 11 seconds...and
W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at
18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
244 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt...rising to 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 7 ft at
9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 9 seconds...and
NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 10 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 11 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 11 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
244 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N
12 ft at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 16 seconds.

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