Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
040 FZUS56 KEKA 082158 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 258 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024 PZZ400-090415- 258 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerlies will remain elevated at Gale Force in the Northern and Southern Waters through Thursday morning. Northerly seas have increased to around 12 to 15 ft at 11 seconds and will remain elevated through tonight. Winds then quickly weaken thursday. $$ PZZ450-090415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 258 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt...easing to 10 to 20 kt with gusts to around 30 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 8 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 8 seconds...and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ470-090415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 258 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to around 45 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 7 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ455-090415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 258 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt...easing to 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 7 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 8 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ475-090415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 258 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds...and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 11 seconds...and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds...and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. $$