Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
845 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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845 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Southerly winds will
continue to increase today and into tonight as an area of low
pressure approaches. These are expected to peak near gale early
tomorrow morning and again tomorrow night. A small long period
northwest swell is moving into the waters this morning. Late in the
weekend a long westerly fetch on the south side of the low will build
a fresh westerly swell into the waters.

$$

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
845 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves S building to 5 ft at 5 seconds...
and W 4 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves S 5 ft at 6 seconds...and W
4 ft at 16 seconds. Chance of rain.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves S 7 ft at
7 seconds...and W 4 ft at 16 seconds. Showers, rain and slight
chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves S 9 ft at 7 seconds...and W
3 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Showers
with possible rain and tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 8 ft at 11 seconds...and W 3 ft
at 18 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 8 seconds...and W 4 ft at
15 seconds.

$$

PZZ470-212215-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
845 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves S building to 6 ft at
6 seconds...and W 4 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves S 7 ft at 7 seconds...and W
4 ft at 18 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves S 8 ft at 7 seconds...and W 4 ft
at 16 seconds. Rain with possible showers and tstms likely.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves S 11 ft at 8 seconds...and W
3 ft at 14 seconds. Showers with possible rain and tstms likely.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Showers
with possible rain and tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 11 seconds...and W
4 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 8 seconds...and W 4 ft
at 15 seconds.

$$

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
845 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves S 4 ft at 5 seconds...and W 4 ft
at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Waves S
6 ft at 6 seconds...and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. Chance of rain.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves S 7 ft at
7 seconds...and W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Rain, showers and slight
chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves S 8 ft at 7 seconds...and W
5 ft at 14 seconds. Showers with possible rain and tstms likely.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Showers
with possible rain and tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 11 seconds...and NW
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 8 seconds...and W 4 ft
at 15 seconds.

$$

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
845 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves S building to 5 ft at 5 seconds...
and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt. Waves S 6 ft
at 6 seconds...and W 5 ft at 18 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves S 8 ft at 7 seconds...and W 5 ft
at 16 seconds. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves SW 11 ft at 7 seconds...and
W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Showers with possible rain and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Showers
with possible rain and tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 11 ft at 8 seconds...and W
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 8 seconds...and W 4 ft
at 15 seconds.

$$


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