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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
229 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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229 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Winds are gradually training
from the west as the previously dominant southerlies exit with the
front. A northerly wind regime will become strong and dominant as
synoptic ridging sets up over the western US, ramping up into gales
on Tuesday which will last through to Thursday. Expect gusts above
35 kts in all area waters with some gusts in the northern outer
waters reaching 50 kts late Wednesday night. Wind waves out of the
NW will be steep and square, 9 - 10 feet in height and as many
seconds in period. Seas peaking over 15 ft at 10-11 seconds out of
the north by Wednesday night.

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PZZ450-070500-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
229 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds...and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Waves
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 6 ft
at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and
NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 7 seconds...and NW 3 ft
at 11 seconds.

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PZZ470-070500-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
229 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at
6 seconds...and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N
10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 15 ft at 11 seconds...and
NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 5 seconds.

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PZZ455-070500-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
229 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds...and NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 30 kt with gusts to
around 40 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves
NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 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 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 3 ft
at 11 seconds.

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PZZ475-070500-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
229 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW building to 7 ft at
12 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at
7 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Waves N
11 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 10 seconds...and NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and
NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 3 ft
at 11 seconds.

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