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Issued by NWS Eureka, CA

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1052 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

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

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1052 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...The northerlies over
the outer waters will continue to produce Gale strength gusts
through late Tuesday. Steep seas with periods of hazardous seas
will propagate into the inner zones through Tuesday night. A
northwest swell is subsiding. Southerly winds will quickly
strengthen Wednesday when some Gale conditions may return. A large
westerly swell will then build in Thursday.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
1052 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave
Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 14 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
1052 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave
Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE 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 6 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 14 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
1052 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

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

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
1052 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave
Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 14 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 12 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

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