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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
254 PM PST Sat Jan 4 2025

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

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254 PM PST Sat Jan 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Southwest winds have
picked up again this afternoon north of Cape Mendocino as another
system approaches, and will remain elevated though Sunday
afternoon. Winds are forecast to remain light south of the Cape.
The sea state is currently dominated by a decaying westerly swell.
High pressure fills back in by Tuesday, turning winds northerly.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
254 PM PST Sat Jan 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance
of rain.
.MON...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 11 seconds and W 9 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
254 PM PST Sat Jan 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 6 seconds
and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
W 8 ft at 11 seconds and W 10 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
254 PM PST Sat Jan 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 21 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 20 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
254 PM PST Sat Jan 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 21 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 20 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.

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