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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
848 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024

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848 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly gales in the
outer waters will continue through the weekend as large, short-
period seas persist across all zones. Conditions are forecast to be
slightly better in the southern inner waters. Winds and seas are
expected to peak later today and into Saturday, then subsiding
overnight before increasing again Sunday afternoon. Gale or near-gale
force winds and hazardous seas remain possible late this weekend
through early next week.


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PZZ450-181015-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
848 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves NW
12 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 10 seconds...and W
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves N
11 ft at 9 seconds...and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds.

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PZZ470-181015-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
848 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 10 seconds...and W
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 15 ft
at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and
W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 3 ft
at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 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 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 18 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 17 seconds.

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PZZ455-181015-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
848 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 10 seconds...and
NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves
N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 9 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and
SW 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 16 seconds.

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PZZ475-181015-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
848 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N
14 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 11 seconds...and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW
3 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft
at 16 seconds.

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