Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
579 FZUS56 KEKA 150347 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 847 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024 PZZ400-151015- 847 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly gales in the northern outer waters will continue through mid week. Large, short-period seas are forecast to build tonigth through mid-week, with the highest wave heights in the northern outer waters Wednesday and Thursday. This pattern is forecast to persist for the latter portion of the week and into the weekend. $$ PZZ450-151015- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 847 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 12 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt...easing to 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. $$ PZZ470-151015- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 847 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to around 45 kt. Waves N 16 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 16 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 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 15 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. $$ PZZ455-151015- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 847 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. $$ PZZ475-151015- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 847 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...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 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. $$