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

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

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221 AM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Gale force gusts
across all waters through this evening. Large steep seas and
robust northerlies to continue Monday through Tuesday. Northerly
winds will slowly improve on Tuesday, before briefly calm
Wednesday morning. Another potent storm will generate large seas
and strong winds Wednesday evening and Thursday.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
221 AM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain this morning,
then scattered showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
W 13 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft
at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 14 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
221 AM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this
morning, then scattered showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
S 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
7 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
W 14 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: W
13 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
W 11 ft at 14 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
221 AM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at
12 seconds. Rain this morning, then scattered showers this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
W 13 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: W
13 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
W 10 ft at 14 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
221 AM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this
morning, then scattered showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at
15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
W 14 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
13 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 14 seconds.

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