Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
869 FZUS56 KEKA 052155 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 255 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024 PZZ400-060415- 255 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Winds have or 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. Combined wave height will be above 10 feet by Tuesday night as well. $$ PZZ450-060415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 255 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Slight chance of tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves SW 4 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of showers, slight chance of rain and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 6 seconds...and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ470-060415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 255 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Slight chance of tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves SW 4 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of showers, slight chance of rain and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 6 seconds...and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ455-060415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 255 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Slight chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 9 seconds...and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ475-060415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 255 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .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 10 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 13 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves N 14 ft at 10 seconds...and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 9 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. $$