Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
331 FZUS56 KEKA 010921 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 221 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 PZZ400-011615- 221 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds will continue to be strong today. South of Cape Mendocino, northerly gale strength winds are creating large, steep and hazardous seas. North of Cape Mendocino, building northerly winds will lead to steep seas through the rest of the day. Thursday is forecasted to have weak northerlies in the morning that will build to steady breezes in the late afternoon. Steep seas will largely subside by early Thursday across the waters. $$ PZZ450-011615- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 221 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 5 seconds. Chance of rain and showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 5 seconds...and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ470-011615- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 221 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 5 seconds. Slight chance of rain and showers. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Slight chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ455-011615- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 221 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt...easing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ475-011615- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 221 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. $$