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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
846 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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846 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Current southerly winds
right along shore and northerly winds in the outer waters will
gradually weaken through day as a cut-off low pressure system south
of the area continues to moves west. Gentle winds will more turn
more northerly and onshore this evening. These calmer winds will lead
to short period seas dropping below 6 feet through early Wednesday
morning. Calmer conditions will persist with only minor and isolated
enhancement of northerlies around Cape Mendocino through Thursday.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
846 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds...and W 5 ft
at 15 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
846 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 9 seconds...and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 4 ft at 10 seconds...and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 10 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds...and W 5 ft
at 14 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
846 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 8 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 10 seconds...and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 3 ft at 9 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds...and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 5 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 7 seconds...and NW 4 ft at
15 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
846 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 8 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 10 seconds...and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 9 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds...and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 10 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves W 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 7 seconds...and NW 5 ft
at 15 seconds.

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