Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
827 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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827 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Light southerly winds will
shift back to out of the north overnight behind a departing cold
front. A combination of short period northerly seas and a moderate
westerly swell will result in combined seas of 5 to 7 feet are
Sunday. Steeper waves in the southern waters caused by stronger
northerly winds south of Cape Mendocino will result in hazardous
conditions for small craft by Sunday evening through much of the next
week with these conditions expanding north Monday night.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
827 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds...and W
3 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Slight
chance of drizzle.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
827 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 8 seconds...and W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 12 seconds...and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
827 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 8 seconds...
subsiding to 4 ft...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 5 seconds...and NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves NW 9 ft
at 12 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
827 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 9 seconds...and NW
building to 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 12 seconds...and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

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