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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
243 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

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243 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northwesterly winds will
diminish through this morning. Southerly winds will gradually to
developed this afternoon and evening, before rapidly increase late
tonight and early Tuesday ahead of an approaching frontal system. Gale
force gusts is forecast for the northern waters Wednesday morning. In
addition, a long period NW swell fills in this morning, and peak up
late tonight around 8 to 9 feet at 16 to 17 seconds. A large mid
period westerly swell builds in on Thursday with significant wave
heights approaching 18 feet. Steep seas will then persist through
Friday.


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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
243 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 5 seconds...and W
building to 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt. Waves W 10 ft
at 17 seconds. Chance of rain.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt...becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Waves SW 8 ft
at 7 seconds...and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds...and
W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Showers, rain and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves W 15 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
243 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 5 seconds...and W
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt...rising to 20 to 30 kt. Waves W 8 ft
at 18 seconds. Rain likely.
.WED...S winds 25 to 30 kt...becoming SW 20 kt. Waves SW 9 ft at
8 seconds...and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves W 12 ft at 14 seconds.
Showers, rain and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves W 17 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves W 11 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
243 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 7 seconds...and W
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt...becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at
5 seconds...and W 10 ft at 17 seconds. Chance of rain.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds...and W 9 ft
at 16 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves SW 5 ft at 7 seconds...and
W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Showers, rain and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves W 15 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves W 10 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
243 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 7 seconds...and W
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds...and W
10 ft at 17 seconds. Chance of rain.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds...and W 8 ft
at 16 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves SW 7 ft at 7 seconds...and
W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves W 16 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves W 11 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.

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