Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
810 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

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810 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds will
continue to be strong today. Building winds will create chaotic seas
in all coastal waters with steeper conditions south of Cape
Mendocino 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.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
810 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. Rain
likely.
.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.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
810 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW 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.
.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.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
810 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT 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.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
810 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW 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.

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