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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
249 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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249 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly gales in the
northern outer waters will continue through the end of this week as large,
short- period seas persist across all zones. Slightly better
conditions expected for the southern inner waters. Winds and seas
expected to peak late Friday into Saturday then subside overnight,
before increasing again Sunday afternoon. However, gale or near-gale
force winds and hazardous seas still remains possible late this
weekend through early next week.


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PZZ450-170415-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
249 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and W
2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft
at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves N 12 ft
at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and W 2 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 12 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and W 2 ft
at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds...and NW 2 ft
at 11 seconds.

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PZZ470-170415-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
249 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 11 ft
at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts to around 45 kt. Waves N
14 ft at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and NW 2 ft at
11 seconds.

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PZZ455-170415-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
249 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves N
10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds...and
NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 2 ft
at 11 seconds.

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PZZ475-170415-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
249 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves N 11 ft at
10 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 12 ft
at 10 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N
13 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 11 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 19 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
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
2 ft at 11 seconds.

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