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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1114 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

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1114 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Winds remain moderate
to fresh in southern zones while a small mid- period NW swell
builds into area waters this morning. Fresh to strong winds will
develop across the waters Wednesday, with gales expected in the
southern outer waters and nearshore of Cape Mendocino. Winds will
diminish to gentle to moderate breezes again Friday with a weather
system moving by to the north.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
1114 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ470-180630-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
1114 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
1114 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
1114 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW 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 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

$$