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FZUS56 KEKA 201625
CWFEKA
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
825 AM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-210530-
825 AM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
SOUTHERLIES STRENGTHEN,
REACHING GALE FORCE IN THE OUTER WATERS TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
KTS. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TO EXPAND INTO ALL WATERS BY
TONIGHT. A LARGE, LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL BUILD EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEM ON SUNDAY WILL
INCREASE SOUTHERLY WINDS AGAIN, POSSIBLY RETURNING TO GALE FORCE.
THE STORM CYCLE WILL REMAIN VERY ACTIVE THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH
ADDITIONAL FRONTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
LARGE, LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELLS.
PZZ450-210530-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
825 AM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
SAT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT
16 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
18 FT AT 16 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 22 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
13 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ470-210530-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
825 AM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
AROUND 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TONIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT
16 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
20 FT AT 17 SECONDS AND W 21 FT AT 21 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
13 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ455-210530-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
825 AM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
AROUND 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SAT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT
16 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
18 FT AT 17 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 22 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
13 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ475-210530-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
825 AM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS
AROUND 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SAT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT
16 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
19 FT AT 17 SECONDS AND W 21 FT AT 22 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
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