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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
801 AM PDT Wed Jun 26 2024

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

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801 AM PDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Winds continues to
diminish across the waters through the morning as a mild late
season cold front passes over our area. Light to moderate west-
northwest winds this afternoon, with the strongest breezes
downwind Cape Mendocino. Seas are dominated by a decaying
northwest swell. Conditions will begin to deterioate Thursday
morning into Friday as northerlies begin to pick up producing
steep seas. Near gale to locally gale force gusts are possible
across the outer waters on Friday.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
801 AM PDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
801 AM PDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
801 AM PDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
801 AM PDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 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 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.

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