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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
850 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

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850 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly gales will
continue to increase tonight into Thursday, beginning in the
southern waters and expanding into northern zones. Gales expected
to persist across the outer waters through Friday. Wave response
anticipated to exceed 12 feet late Thursday into Friday with
slightly reduced conditions in the northern inner waters. Winds
and seas will calm considerably early this weekend.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
850 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
850 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
around 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 13 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 9 seconds and N 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
850 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
N 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
850 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds.
.THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 12 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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