Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
244 FZUS56 KEKA 182131 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024 PZZ400-190415- 231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly gales in the outer waters will continue through the weekend and into early next week as large, short- period seas persist across all zones. Winds and seas are expected to subside slightly before increasing again tomorrow afternoon with a concentration in the southern waters. Gale or near- gale force winds and hazardous seas remain likely late this weekend through early next week. $$ PZZ450-190415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 10 seconds...and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves NW 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-190415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...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 with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 13 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. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ455-190415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ475-190415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 231 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 11 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 8 seconds...and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$