Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
017 FZUS56 KEKA 120946 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 246 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 PZZ400-121630- 246 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds and seas will begin to increase late this afternoon as a high pressure gradient builds along the coast, with northerly gales expected in the outer waters by late Monday. 14 to 16 foot steep seas are possible Monday through Thursday. $$ PZZ450-121630- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 246 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 8 seconds...and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 7 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 11 seconds...and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-121630- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 246 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 6 seconds...and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 17 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. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ455-121630- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 246 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 5 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of fog. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ475-121630- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 246 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 8 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 11 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$