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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
240 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

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

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240 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS....A large NW swell with
wave heights that peaked at 21 feet will slowly diminish through the
night. Southerly winds will strengthen tonight and Wednesday with
widespread gales 35 to 45 knots and steep waves early Wednesday
morning. Seas will remain elevated as another large swell fills into
the waters Wednesday night through Thursday.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
240 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt after midnight.
Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at
14 seconds. Rain and scattered tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.THU...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: W
15 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: W
14 ft at 15 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
240 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Wave Detail: SW
10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 18 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. Isolated
tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
16 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 13 ft at
14 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 14 ft at 13 seconds. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 17 ft. Wave Detail: W
17 ft at 15 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail:
W 15 ft at 15 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
240 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, rising to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt after midnight. Seas
17 ft. Wave Detail: NW 17 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...S wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
12 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 12 ft at
14 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: W
15 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
W 14 ft at 15 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
240 PM PST Tue Nov 12 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
17 ft. Wave Detail: NW 17 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 13 ft at
14 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 14 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: W 16 ft
at 14 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail:
W 15 ft at 15 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. Rain
likely.

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