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FZUS56 KEKA 011046
CWFEKA
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
246 AM PST THU JAN 1 2026
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-012330-
246 AM PST THU JAN 1 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN
TO GALES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE
DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL GALE STRENGTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP SATURDAY. STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE WINDS
WITH 14 TO 17 FOOT SEAS FORECAST INTO THE WEEKEND.
PZZ450-012330-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
246 AM PST THU JAN 1 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
AROUND 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SUN
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
PZZ470-012330-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
246 AM PST THU JAN 1 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
AROUND 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS
AROUND 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 17 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
PZZ455-012330-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
246 AM PST THU JAN 1 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
AROUND 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
AROUND 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 13 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
PZZ475-012330-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
246 AM PST THU JAN 1 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
SE WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
AROUND 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
AROUND 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 16 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
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