Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
462 FZUS56 KEKA 180904 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 204 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-182215- 204 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Calm conditions this morning will degrade this afternoon as moderate northerly winds will build behind through Thursday. Gusts on Thursday forecasted up to 35 kts with steep chaotic seas up to 10 feet in the outer waters. Steep waves over 6 feet will move into the inner waters, mostly around Cape Mendocino. These strong winds will persist into the weekend. $$ PZZ450-182215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 204 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ470-182215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 204 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ455-182215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 204 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. A slight chance of. A chance of showers with a slight chance of. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ475-182215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 204 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$