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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
661 FZUS56 KEKA 121104 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 304 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-130000- 304 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Winds will shift south and gradually increase this afternoon, reaching gale force late this evening through Thursday morning. A large NW swell is expected to build late Thursday before peaking on Friday. Another round of fresh breezes to near gale force winds is possible over the weekend. $$ PZZ450-130000- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 304 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 13 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 15 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ470-130000- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 304 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 15 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 17 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely. $$ PZZ455-130000- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 304 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 9 seconds and W 15 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 16 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely. $$ PZZ475-130000- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 304 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas around 11 ft. Wave Detail: SE 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 17 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 17 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. $$