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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
241 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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241 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Current southerly winds
right along shore and northerly winds in the outer waters have
gradually weakened through day. Gentle winds will more turn more
northerly and onshore this evening. These calmer winds will lead to
short period seas dropping below 6 feet through early Wednesday
morning. Calmer conditions will persist with only minor and isolated
enhancement of northerlies around Cape Mendocino through Thursday.
Breezy northwesterly winds will return to the waters on Friday and
should persist through Sunday.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
241 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt...easing to 5 kt. Waves N 5 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 8 seconds...and W 4 ft
at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
241 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 10 seconds...and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds...and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds...and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 9 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 10 seconds...and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 8 seconds...and W 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
241 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 5 ft at 10 seconds...and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 6 seconds...and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 4 ft at 10 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 3 ft at 10 seconds...and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 7 seconds...and NW
5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW 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-
241 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 6 ft at 10 seconds...and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 5 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds...and
NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves NW 4 ft at 10 seconds...and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 10 seconds...and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves NW 7 ft at 8 seconds...and NW
5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves NW 9 ft at 12 seconds...and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.

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