Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
448 FZUS56 KEKA 071546 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 846 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024 PZZ400-072215- 846 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerlies slowly accelerate for the next couple of days, reaching Gale Force in the southern waters by this afternoon and the northern waters by tonight. Northerly seas ramp up with the increasing winds, peaking over 15 ft at 11 seconds by Wednesday night. Winds then quickly weaken by the end of the work week. $$ PZZ450-072215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 846 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds...and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N winds 5 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ470-072215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 846 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ455-072215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 846 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ475-072215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 846 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N building to 6 ft at 6 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$