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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1100 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

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1100 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong northerly winds
expected to continue. Gale force winds retreat to the northern
outer waters and near Point Saint George, with gusts 35 to 40
knots possible. Steep wind driven seas expected through the
weekend, especially in the northern waters. Southerly winds
expected to develop adjacent to the coast overnight into Sunday.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
1100 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
1100 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
around 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
around 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
15 ft. Wave Detail: N 15 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
around 16 ft. Wave Detail: N 16 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
1100 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...S wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
1100 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
easing to 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Wave
Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
N 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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