Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
332 FZUS56 KEKA 051600 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 900 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 PZZ400-052215- 900 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Winds will become generally westerly today then turn southerly Monday in advance of an approaching cold front, as it moves east through the waters. By Tuesday, ridging will build over the west coast, allowing surface high pressure to strengthen off the coast. Northerly winds will increase with gales likely beginning as early as Tuesday. Waves will become very steep as the winds ramp up. $$ PZZ450-052215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 900 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Slight chance of rain. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ470-052215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 900 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Slight chance of rain. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Slight chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ455-052215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 900 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ475-052215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 900 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 7 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds. $$