558
FZUS56 KEKA 201553
CWFEKA
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
853 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2025
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-210415-
853 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS HIGHLY
PROBABLE SOUTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
STEEP SHORT PERIOD WAVES AND LONGER PERIOD NW SWELL WILL BUILD
TODAY. COMBINED SEAS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 10 TO 13 FEET; THE
HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. STEEP SEAS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY.
PZZ450-210415-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
853 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
PZZ470-210415-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS
AND NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ455-210415-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
853 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
REST OF TODAY
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND NW 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
AROUND 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ475-210415-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND NW 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
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