Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
210 FZUS56 KEKA 191551 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 851 AM PDT Wed Jun 19 2024 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-200415- 851 AM PDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerlies will continue to ease through today; however, moderate to locally fresh northwesterlies will persist over the outer waters. This afternoon fresh to locally strong northerlies are expected south of Cape Mendocino before fresh breezes spread across the outer waters by early Thursday in the wake of a weak shortwave. Nearshore, light to gentle breezes are expected to continue. Steep short period seas will continue to promote hazardous conditions for small craft primarily in the outer zones for the rest of the week. $$ PZZ450-200415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 851 AM PDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ470-200415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 851 AM PDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ455-200415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 851 AM PDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ475-200415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 851 AM PDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. $$