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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
301 PM PDT Fri May 9 2025

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

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301 PM PDT Fri May 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Small craft conditions
with 25 knot gusts continue in the southern outer waters and
downwind of Cape Mendocino through Saturday as a ridge builds into
the eastern Pacific. The inner waters will remain slightly calmer
with seas 4 to 6 feet and light to gentle breezes. A stronger
system is expected to bring gusty south winds and steep seas late
Sunday through Monday. Northerlies will resume mid next week.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
301 PM PDT Fri May 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
W 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
301 PM PDT Fri May 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
W 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
301 PM PDT Fri May 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
W 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
301 PM PDT Fri May 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
W 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.

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