Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
271 FZUS56 KEKA 202125 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 225 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024 PZZ400-210415- 225 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...A strong thermal trough will continue to produce gale force winds and very steep, hazardous seas through tomorrow morning across much of the coastal waters. Northerly winds slightly diminish into mid week as the surface pressure gradient gradually relaxes. However, gale force conditions are expected to persist across the southern outer waters through tomorrow evening. Conditions slowly improve mid to late week, but will remain hazardous for small craft. $$ PZZ450-210415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 225 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 6 seconds...and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ470-210415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 225 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to around 45 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 6 seconds...and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ455-210415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 225 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ475-210415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 225 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to around 45 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds. $$