Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
275 FZUS56 KEKA 211559 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 859 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 PZZ400-212215- 859 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Gale force conditions are expected to persist across the southern outer waters and leeward of Cape Mendocino through Tuesday evening. Northerly winds will temporarily diminish across northern waters as the surface pressure gradient briefly relaxes today. Seas will remain steep and hazardous across the coastal waters through late this week with gale force gusts continuing over the southern outer waters. $$ PZZ450-212215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 859 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. Slight chance of drizzle. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt...rising to 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-212215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 859 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ455-212215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 859 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 12 ft at 10 seconds...and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 8 seconds...and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ475-212215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 859 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 11 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves NW 12 ft at 10 seconds...and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 8 seconds...and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$